entrebâiller

French

Etymology

From entre- +‎ bâiller (“to gape”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.je/ ~ /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.je/
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Verb

entrebâiller

  1. (transitive) to half-open; to leave ajar

Conjugation

Conjugation of entrebâiller (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple entrebâiller
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple entrebâillant
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.jɑ̃/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.jɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle entrebâillé
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.je/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.je/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present entrebâille
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj/ 		entrebâilles
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj/ 		entrebâille
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj/ 		entrebâillons
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.jɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.jɔ̃/ 		entrebâillez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.je/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.je/ 		entrebâillent
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj/
imperfect entrebâillais
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.jɛ/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.jɛ/ 		entrebâillais
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.jɛ/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.jɛ/ 		entrebâillait
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.jɛ/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.jɛ/ 		entrebâillions
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj.jɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj.jɔ̃/ 		entrebâilliez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj.je/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj.je/ 		entrebâillaient
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.jɛ/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.jɛ/
past historic2 entrebâillai
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.je/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.je/ 		entrebâillas
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.ja/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.ja/ 		entrebâilla
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.ja/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.ja/ 		entrebâillâmes
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.jam/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.jam/ 		entrebâillâtes
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.jat/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.jat/ 		entrebâillèrent
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.jɛʁ/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.jɛʁ/
future entrebâillerai
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj.ʁe/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj.ʁe/ 		entrebâilleras
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj.ʁa/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj.ʁa/ 		entrebâillera
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj.ʁa/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj.ʁa/ 		entrebâillerons
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj.ʁɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj.ʁɔ̃/ 		entrebâillerez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj.ʁe/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj.ʁe/ 		entrebâilleront
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj.ʁɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj.ʁɔ̃/
conditional entrebâillerais
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj.ʁɛ/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj.ʁɛ/ 		entrebâillerais
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj.ʁɛ/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj.ʁɛ/ 		entrebâillerait
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj.ʁɛ/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj.ʁɛ/ 		entrebâillerions
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.jə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.jə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		entrebâilleriez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.jə.ʁje/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.jə.ʁje/ 		entrebâilleraient
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj.ʁɛ/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj.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 entrebâille
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj/ 		entrebâilles
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj/ 		entrebâille
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj/ 		entrebâillions
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj.jɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj.jɔ̃/ 		entrebâilliez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj.je/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj.je/ 		entrebâillent
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj/
imperfect2 entrebâillasse
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.jas/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.jas/ 		entrebâillasses
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.jas/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.jas/ 		entrebâillât
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.ja/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.ja/ 		entrebâillassions
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.ja.sjɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.ja.sjɔ̃/ 		entrebâillassiez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.ja.sje/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.ja.sje/ 		entrebâillassent
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.jas/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.jas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — entrebâille
/ɑ̃.tʁə.baj/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑj/ 		— entrebâillons
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.jɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.jɔ̃/ 		entrebâillez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.ba.je/ or /ɑ̃.tʁə.bɑ.je/ 		—
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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