pontifier

pontifier

French

Etymology

    From pontife (“pontiff”) +‎ -ier.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pɔ̃.ti.fje/
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    Verb

    pontifier

    1. to pontificate

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of pontifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
    infinitive simple pontifier
    compound avoir + past participle
    present participle or gerund1 simple pontifiant
    /pɔ̃.ti.fjɑ̃/
    compound ayant + past participle
    past participle pontifié
    /pɔ̃.ti.fje/
    singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
    (simple
    tenses)         		present pontifie
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi/     		pontifies
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi/     		pontifie
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi/     		pontifions
    /pɔ̃.ti.fjɔ̃/     		pontifiez
    /pɔ̃.ti.fje/     		pontifient
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi/
    imperfect pontifiais
    /pɔ̃.ti.fjɛ/     		pontifiais
    /pɔ̃.ti.fjɛ/     		pontifiait
    /pɔ̃.ti.fjɛ/     		pontifiions
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi.jɔ̃/     		pontifiiez
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi.je/     		pontifiaient
    /pɔ̃.ti.fjɛ/
    past historic2 pontifiai
    /pɔ̃.ti.fje/     		pontifias
    /pɔ̃.ti.fja/     		pontifia
    /pɔ̃.ti.fja/     		pontifiâmes
    /pɔ̃.ti.fjam/     		pontifiâtes
    /pɔ̃.ti.fjat/     		pontifièrent
    /pɔ̃.ti.fjɛʁ/
    future pontifierai
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi.ʁe/     		pontifieras
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi.ʁa/     		pontifiera
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi.ʁa/     		pontifierons
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi.ʁɔ̃/     		pontifierez
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi.ʁe/     		pontifieront
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi.ʁɔ̃/
    conditional pontifierais
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi.ʁɛ/     		pontifierais
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi.ʁɛ/     		pontifierait
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi.ʁɛ/     		pontifierions
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi.ʁjɔ̃/     		pontifieriez
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi.ʁje/     		pontifieraient
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi.ʁɛ/
    (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 pontifie
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi/     		pontifies
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi/     		pontifie
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi/     		pontifiions
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi.jɔ̃/     		pontifiiez
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi.je/     		pontifient
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi/
    imperfect2 pontifiasse
    /pɔ̃.ti.fjas/     		pontifiasses
    /pɔ̃.ti.fjas/     		pontifiât
    /pɔ̃.ti.fja/     		pontifiassions
    /pɔ̃.ti.fja.sjɔ̃/     		pontifiassiez
    /pɔ̃.ti.fja.sje/     		pontifiassent
    /pɔ̃.ti.fjas/
    (compound
    tenses)         		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    imperative – tu – nous vous –
    simple — pontifie
    /pɔ̃.ti.fi/     		— pontifions
    /pɔ̃.ti.fjɔ̃/     		pontifiez
    /pɔ̃.ti.fje/     		—
    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).

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