bouler

See also: Bouler

French

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Latin bullader.
    Frankish *bollāder.
    French boule
    Proto-Italic *-āzi
    Proto-Indo-European *-os
    Latin -ereinflu.
    Latin -āre
    Old French -ier
    Middle French -er
    French -er
    French bouler

    From boule (“ball”) +‎ -er.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /bu.le/
    • Audio:(file)

    Verb

    bouler

    1. (intransitive) to inflate, swell up

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of bouler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
    infinitive simple bouler
    compound avoir + past participle
    present participle or gerund1 simple boulant
    /bu.lɑ̃/
    compound ayant + past participle
    past participle boulé
    /bu.le/
    singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
    (simple
    tenses)         		present boule
    /bul/     		boules
    /bul/     		boule
    /bul/     		boulons
    /bu.lɔ̃/     		boulez
    /bu.le/     		boulent
    /bul/
    imperfect boulais
    /bu.lɛ/     		boulais
    /bu.lɛ/     		boulait
    /bu.lɛ/     		boulions
    /bu.ljɔ̃/     		bouliez
    /bu.lje/     		boulaient
    /bu.lɛ/
    past historic2 boulai
    /bu.le/     		boulas
    /bu.la/     		boula
    /bu.la/     		boulâmes
    /bu.lam/     		boulâtes
    /bu.lat/     		boulèrent
    /bu.lɛʁ/
    future boulerai
    /bul.ʁe/     		bouleras
    /bul.ʁa/     		boulera
    /bul.ʁa/     		boulerons
    /bul.ʁɔ̃/     		boulerez
    /bul.ʁe/     		bouleront
    /bul.ʁɔ̃/
    conditional boulerais
    /bul.ʁɛ/     		boulerais
    /bul.ʁɛ/     		boulerait
    /bul.ʁɛ/     		boulerions
    /bu.lə.ʁjɔ̃/     		bouleriez
    /bu.lə.ʁje/     		bouleraient
    /bul.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 boule
    /bul/     		boules
    /bul/     		boule
    /bul/     		boulions
    /bu.ljɔ̃/     		bouliez
    /bu.lje/     		boulent
    /bul/
    imperfect2 boulasse
    /bu.las/     		boulasses
    /bu.las/     		boulât
    /bu.la/     		boulassions
    /bu.la.sjɔ̃/     		boulassiez
    /bu.la.sje/     		boulassent
    /bu.las/
    (compound
    tenses)         		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    imperative – tu – nous vous –
    simple — boule
    /bul/     		— boulons
    /bu.lɔ̃/     		boulez
    /bu.le/     		—
    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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