nuancer

nuancer

French

Etymology

    nuance +‎ -er

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /nɥɑ̃.se/
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    Verb

    nuancer

    1. to moderate, to qualify (e.g., an opinion)

    Conjugation

    This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

    Conjugation of nuancer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
    infinitive simple nuancer
    compound avoir + past participle
    present participle or gerund1 simple nuançant
    /nɥɑ̃.sɑ̃/
    compound ayant + past participle
    past participle nuancé
    /nɥɑ̃.se/
    singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
    (simple
    tenses)         		present nuance
    /nɥɑ̃s/     		nuances
    /nɥɑ̃s/     		nuance
    /nɥɑ̃s/     		nuançons
    /nɥɑ̃.sɔ̃/     		nuancez
    /nɥɑ̃.se/     		nuancent
    /nɥɑ̃s/
    imperfect nuançais
    /nɥɑ̃.sɛ/     		nuançais
    /nɥɑ̃.sɛ/     		nuançait
    /nɥɑ̃.sɛ/     		nuancions
    /nɥɑ̃.sjɔ̃/     		nuanciez
    /nɥɑ̃.sje/     		nuançaient
    /nɥɑ̃.sɛ/
    past historic2 nuançai
    /nɥɑ̃.se/     		nuanças
    /nɥɑ̃.sa/     		nuança
    /nɥɑ̃.sa/     		nuançâmes
    /nɥɑ̃.sam/     		nuançâtes
    /nɥɑ̃.sat/     		nuancèrent
    /nɥɑ̃.sɛʁ/
    future nuancerai
    /nɥɑ̃.sʁe/     		nuanceras
    /nɥɑ̃.sʁa/     		nuancera
    /nɥɑ̃.sʁa/     		nuancerons
    /nɥɑ̃.sʁɔ̃/     		nuancerez
    /nɥɑ̃.sʁe/     		nuanceront
    /nɥɑ̃.sʁɔ̃/
    conditional nuancerais
    /nɥɑ̃.sʁɛ/     		nuancerais
    /nɥɑ̃.sʁɛ/     		nuancerait
    /nɥɑ̃.sʁɛ/     		nuancerions
    /nɥɑ̃.sə.ʁjɔ̃/     		nuanceriez
    /nɥɑ̃.sə.ʁje/     		nuanceraient
    /nɥɑ̃.sʁɛ/
    (compound
    tenses)         		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
    past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
    future perfect future of avoir + past participle
    conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
    subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
    (simple
    tenses)         		present nuance
    /nɥɑ̃s/     		nuances
    /nɥɑ̃s/     		nuance
    /nɥɑ̃s/     		nuancions
    /nɥɑ̃.sjɔ̃/     		nuanciez
    /nɥɑ̃.sje/     		nuancent
    /nɥɑ̃s/
    imperfect2 nuançasse
    /nɥɑ̃.sas/     		nuançasses
    /nɥɑ̃.sas/     		nuançât
    /nɥɑ̃.sa/     		nuançassions
    /nɥɑ̃.sa.sjɔ̃/     		nuançassiez
    /nɥɑ̃.sa.sje/     		nuançassent
    /nɥɑ̃.sas/
    (compound
    tenses)         		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    imperative – tu – nous vous –
    simple — nuance
    /nɥɑ̃s/     		— nuançons
    /nɥɑ̃.sɔ̃/     		nuancez
    /nɥɑ̃.se/     		—
    compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
    1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
    2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
    past historic → present perfect
    past anterior → pluperfect
    imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
    pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

    (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

    Descendants

    • → German: nuancieren

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