gonfler

French

Etymology

    Inherited from Latin cōnflāre. Compare Italian gonfiare.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    gonfler

    1. (transitive) to inflate, to blow up
      Antonym: dégonfler
    2. (intransitive) to swell, to puff up
    3. (transitive, informal) to get on someone's nerves
      Synonyms: saouler, peler, taper sur le système, casser les pieds
      Ça me gonfle. ― That bugs me.

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of gonfler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
    infinitive simple gonfler
    compound avoir + past participle
    present participle or gerund1 simple gonflant
    /ɡɔ̃.flɑ̃/
    compound ayant + past participle
    past participle gonflé
    /ɡɔ̃.fle/
    singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
    (simple
    tenses)         		present gonfle
    /ɡɔ̃fl/     		gonfles
    /ɡɔ̃fl/     		gonfle
    /ɡɔ̃fl/     		gonflons
    /ɡɔ̃.flɔ̃/     		gonflez
    /ɡɔ̃.fle/     		gonflent
    /ɡɔ̃fl/
    imperfect gonflais
    /ɡɔ̃.flɛ/     		gonflais
    /ɡɔ̃.flɛ/     		gonflait
    /ɡɔ̃.flɛ/     		gonflions
    /ɡɔ̃.fli.jɔ̃/     		gonfliez
    /ɡɔ̃.fli.je/     		gonflaient
    /ɡɔ̃.flɛ/
    past historic2 gonflai
    /ɡɔ̃.fle/     		gonflas
    /ɡɔ̃.fla/     		gonfla
    /ɡɔ̃.fla/     		gonflâmes
    /ɡɔ̃.flam/     		gonflâtes
    /ɡɔ̃.flat/     		gonflèrent
    /ɡɔ̃.flɛʁ/
    future gonflerai
    /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁe/     		gonfleras
    /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁa/     		gonflera
    /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁa/     		gonflerons
    /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁɔ̃/     		gonflerez
    /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁe/     		gonfleront
    /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁɔ̃/
    conditional gonflerais
    /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁɛ/     		gonflerais
    /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁɛ/     		gonflerait
    /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁɛ/     		gonflerions
    /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁjɔ̃/     		gonfleriez
    /ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁje/     		gonfleraient
    /ɡɔ̃.flə.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 gonfle
    /ɡɔ̃fl/     		gonfles
    /ɡɔ̃fl/     		gonfle
    /ɡɔ̃fl/     		gonflions
    /ɡɔ̃.fli.jɔ̃/     		gonfliez
    /ɡɔ̃.fli.je/     		gonflent
    /ɡɔ̃fl/
    imperfect2 gonflasse
    /ɡɔ̃.flas/     		gonflasses
    /ɡɔ̃.flas/     		gonflât
    /ɡɔ̃.fla/     		gonflassions
    /ɡɔ̃.fla.sjɔ̃/     		gonflassiez
    /ɡɔ̃.fla.sje/     		gonflassent
    /ɡɔ̃.flas/
    (compound
    tenses)         		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    imperative – tu – nous vous –
    simple — gonfle
    /ɡɔ̃fl/     		— gonflons
    /ɡɔ̃.flɔ̃/     		gonflez
    /ɡɔ̃.fle/     		—
    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).

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Romanian: gonfla

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