rouer

rouer

See also: Rouer

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁwe/
  • Audio (France (Somain)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -we

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin rotāre. Doublet of rôder, a borrowing from Provençal.

Verb

rouer

  1. (transitive) to curl up, roll up
  2. (intransitive) to roll (of e.g. birds, to spin in the air)
Conjugation
Conjugation of rouer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple rouer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple rouant
/ʁwɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle roué
/ʁwe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present roue
/ʁu/ 		roues
/ʁu/ 		roue
/ʁu/ 		rouons
/ʁwɔ̃/ 		rouez
/ʁwe/ 		rouent
/ʁu/
imperfect rouais
/ʁwɛ/ 		rouais
/ʁwɛ/ 		rouait
/ʁwɛ/ 		rouions
/ʁu.jɔ̃/ 		rouiez
/ʁu.je/ 		rouaient
/ʁwɛ/
past historic2 rouai
/ʁwe/ 		rouas
/ʁwa/ 		roua
/ʁwa/ 		rouâmes
/ʁwam/ 		rouâtes
/ʁwat/ 		rouèrent
/ʁwɛʁ/
future rouerai
/ʁu.ʁe/ 		roueras
/ʁu.ʁa/ 		rouera
/ʁu.ʁa/ 		rouerons
/ʁu.ʁɔ̃/ 		rouerez
/ʁu.ʁe/ 		roueront
/ʁu.ʁɔ̃/
conditional rouerais
/ʁu.ʁɛ/ 		rouerais
/ʁu.ʁɛ/ 		rouerait
/ʁu.ʁɛ/ 		rouerions
/ʁu.ʁjɔ̃/ 		roueriez
/ʁu.ʁje/ 		roueraient
/ʁu.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 roue
/ʁu/ 		roues
/ʁu/ 		roue
/ʁu/ 		rouions
/ʁu.jɔ̃/ 		rouiez
/ʁu.je/ 		rouent
/ʁu/
imperfect2 rouasse
/ʁwas/ 		rouasses
/ʁwas/ 		rouât
/ʁwa/ 		rouassions
/ʁwa.sjɔ̃/ 		rouassiez
/ʁwa.sje/ 		rouassent
/ʁwas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — roue
/ʁu/ 		— rouons
/ʁwɔ̃/ 		rouez
/ʁwe/ 		—
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).

Etymology 2

    From roue +‎ -er.

    Verb

    rouer

    1. (transitive) to beat upon the breaking wheel
    2. (transitive) to run over (squash by driving over)
    3. (transitive) to abuse, beat (subject to a beating)
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of rouer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
    infinitive simple rouer
    compound avoir + past participle
    present participle or gerund1 simple rouant
    /ʁwɑ̃/
    compound ayant + past participle
    past participle roué
    /ʁwe/
    singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
    (simple
    tenses)         		present roue
    /ʁu/     		roues
    /ʁu/     		roue
    /ʁu/     		rouons
    /ʁwɔ̃/     		rouez
    /ʁwe/     		rouent
    /ʁu/
    imperfect rouais
    /ʁwɛ/     		rouais
    /ʁwɛ/     		rouait
    /ʁwɛ/     		rouions
    /ʁu.jɔ̃/     		rouiez
    /ʁu.je/     		rouaient
    /ʁwɛ/
    past historic2 rouai
    /ʁwe/     		rouas
    /ʁwa/     		roua
    /ʁwa/     		rouâmes
    /ʁwam/     		rouâtes
    /ʁwat/     		rouèrent
    /ʁwɛʁ/
    future rouerai
    /ʁu.ʁe/     		roueras
    /ʁu.ʁa/     		rouera
    /ʁu.ʁa/     		rouerons
    /ʁu.ʁɔ̃/     		rouerez
    /ʁu.ʁe/     		roueront
    /ʁu.ʁɔ̃/
    conditional rouerais
    /ʁu.ʁɛ/     		rouerais
    /ʁu.ʁɛ/     		rouerait
    /ʁu.ʁɛ/     		rouerions
    /ʁu.ʁjɔ̃/     		roueriez
    /ʁu.ʁje/     		roueraient
    /ʁu.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 roue
    /ʁu/     		roues
    /ʁu/     		roue
    /ʁu/     		rouions
    /ʁu.jɔ̃/     		rouiez
    /ʁu.je/     		rouent
    /ʁu/
    imperfect2 rouasse
    /ʁwas/     		rouasses
    /ʁwas/     		rouât
    /ʁwa/     		rouassions
    /ʁwa.sjɔ̃/     		rouassiez
    /ʁwa.sje/     		rouassent
    /ʁwas/
    (compound
    tenses)         		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    imperative – tu – nous vous –
    simple — roue
    /ʁu/     		— rouons
    /ʁwɔ̃/     		rouez
    /ʁwe/     		—
    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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