oppresser

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin oppressus +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.pʁɛ.se/ ~ /ɔ.pʁe.se/
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Verb

oppresser

  1. (transitive) to oppress
  2. (transitive) to squeeze so as to prevent breathing

Conjugation

Conjugation of oppresser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple oppresser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple oppressant
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sɑ̃/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle oppressé
/ɔ.pʁɛ.se/ or /ɔ.pʁe.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present oppresse
/ɔ.pʁɛs/ 		oppresses
/ɔ.pʁɛs/ 		oppresse
/ɔ.pʁɛs/ 		oppressons
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sɔ̃/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sɔ̃/ 		oppressez
/ɔ.pʁɛ.se/ or /ɔ.pʁe.se/ 		oppressent
/ɔ.pʁɛs/
imperfect oppressais
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sɛ/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sɛ/ 		oppressais
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sɛ/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sɛ/ 		oppressait
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sɛ/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sɛ/ 		oppressions
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sjɔ̃/ 		oppressiez
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sje/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sje/ 		oppressaient
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sɛ/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sɛ/
past historic2 oppressai
/ɔ.pʁɛ.se/ or /ɔ.pʁe.se/ 		oppressas
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sa/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sa/ 		oppressa
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sa/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sa/ 		oppressâmes
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sam/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sam/ 		oppressâtes
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sat/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sat/ 		oppressèrent
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sɛʁ/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sɛʁ/
future oppresserai
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sʁe/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sʁe/ 		oppresseras
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sʁa/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sʁa/ 		oppressera
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sʁa/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sʁa/ 		oppresserons
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sʁɔ̃/ 		oppresserez
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sʁe/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sʁe/ 		oppresseront
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sʁɔ̃/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sʁɔ̃/
conditional oppresserais
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sʁɛ/ 		oppresserais
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sʁɛ/ 		oppresserait
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sʁɛ/ 		oppresserions
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		oppresseriez
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sə.ʁje/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sə.ʁje/ 		oppresseraient
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sʁɛ/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sʁɛ/
(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 oppresse
/ɔ.pʁɛs/ 		oppresses
/ɔ.pʁɛs/ 		oppresse
/ɔ.pʁɛs/ 		oppressions
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sjɔ̃/ 		oppressiez
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sje/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sje/ 		oppressent
/ɔ.pʁɛs/
imperfect2 oppressasse
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sas/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sas/ 		oppressasses
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sas/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sas/ 		oppressât
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sa/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sa/ 		oppressassions
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		oppressassiez
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sa.sje/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sa.sje/ 		oppressassent
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sas/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — oppresse
/ɔ.pʁɛs/ 		— oppressons
/ɔ.pʁɛ.sɔ̃/ or /ɔ.pʁe.sɔ̃/ 		oppressez
/ɔ.pʁɛ.se/ or /ɔ.pʁe.se/ 		—
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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