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rester
rester
English
Noun
rester (plural resters)
- One who rests.
- 2013, Diane P. Koenker, Club Red: Vacation Travel and the Soviet Dream (page 136)
- Their ideal vacation experience made the rester the focus of care, the object of medical, cultural, and culinary attention.
- 2013, Diane P. Koenker, Club Red: Vacation Travel and the Soviet Dream (page 136)
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin restāre, present active infinitive of restō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɛs.te/
Verb
rester
Conjugation
Conjugation of rester (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | rester | être resté | |||||
| gerund | en restant | en étant resté | |||||
| present participle | restant /ʁɛs.tɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | resté /ʁɛs.te/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | reste /ʁɛst/ |
restes /ʁɛst/ |
reste /ʁɛst/ |
restons /ʁɛs.tɔ̃/ |
restez /ʁɛs.te/ |
restent /ʁɛst/ |
| imperfect | restais /ʁɛs.tɛ/ |
restais /ʁɛs.tɛ/ |
restait /ʁɛs.tɛ/ |
restions /ʁɛs.tjɔ̃/ |
restiez /ʁɛs.tje/ |
restaient /ʁɛs.tɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | restai /ʁɛs.te/ |
restas /ʁɛs.ta/ |
resta /ʁɛs.ta/ |
restâmes /ʁɛs.tam/ |
restâtes /ʁɛs.tat/ |
restèrent /ʁɛs.tɛʁ/ |
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| future | resterai /ʁɛs.tə.ʁe/ |
resteras /ʁɛs.tə.ʁa/ |
restera /ʁɛs.tə.ʁa/ |
resterons /ʁɛs.tə.ʁɔ̃/ |
resterez /ʁɛs.tə.ʁe/ |
resteront /ʁɛs.tə.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | resterais /ʁɛs.tə.ʁɛ/ |
resterais /ʁɛs.tə.ʁɛ/ |
resterait /ʁɛs.tə.ʁɛ/ |
resterions /ʁɛs.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
resteriez /ʁɛs.tə.ʁje/ |
resteraient /ʁɛs.tə.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of être followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of être followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of être followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of être followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of être followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | reste /ʁɛst/ |
restes /ʁɛst/ |
reste /ʁɛst/ |
restions /ʁɛs.tjɔ̃/ |
restiez /ʁɛs.tje/ |
restent /ʁɛst/ |
| imperfect1 |
restasse /ʁɛs.tas/ |
restasses /ʁɛs.tas/ |
restât /ʁɛs.ta/ |
restassions /ʁɛs.ta.sjɔ̃/ |
restassiez /ʁɛs.ta.sje/ |
restassent /ʁɛs.tas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of être followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of être followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | reste /ʁɛst/ |
— | restons /ʁɛs.tɔ̃/ |
restez /ʁɛs.te/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Derived terms
- rester là
Anagrams
Ladin
Verb
rester
Conjugation
Conjugation of rester
| infinitive | rester, resté | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| auxiliary verb | avei | gerund | restan | |||
| past participle | resté | |||||
| person | singular | plural | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| indicative | ie | tu | el/ela | nos | vos | ei/eles |
| present | reste, resteie | restes, resteies | resta, resteia, restea | reston | resteis | resta, resteia |
| imperfect | restove | restoves | restova | restovan | restovais | restova |
| future | restaré | restaras | restarà | restaron | restareis | restarà |
| subjunctive | che ie | che tu | che el/che ela | che nos | che vos | che ee/che eles |
| present | reste, resteie | restes, resteies | reste, resteie | reston | resteis | reste |
| imperfect | restasse | restasses | restassa | restassan | restassais | restassa |
| imperative | - | tu | nos | vos | ||
| resta, resteia | reston | restede | ||||
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin restāre, present active infinitive of restō.
Verb
rester
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. This verb is highly irregular. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of rester (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | rester | estre resté, resteü | |||||
| gerund | en restant | Use the gerund of estre followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | restant | ||||||
| past participle | resté, resteü | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | restois | restas, restais | resta, restait | restons | restez | restont |
| imperfect | restoie, resteie, restoe, resteve | restoies, resteies, restoes, resteves | restoit, resteit, restot, resteve | restiiens, restiens | restiiez, restiez | restoient, resteient, restoent, restevent | |
| preterite | restui, restai | resteüs, restas | restut, resta | resteümes, restames | resteüstes, restastes | resturent, resterent | |
| future | resterai | resteras | restera | resterons | resteroiz, restereiz, resterez | resteront | |
| conditional | resteroie, restereie | resteroies, restereies | resteroit, restereit | resteriiens, resteriens | resteriiez, resteriez | resteroient, restereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of estre followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | restoise, restace | restoises, restaces | restoise, restoist, restace | restons | restez | restoisent, restacent |
| imperfect | resteüsse, restasse | resteüsses, restasses | resteüst, restast | resteüssons, resteüssiens, restissons, restissiens | resteüssoiz, resteüssez, resteüssiez, restissoiz, restissez, restissiez | resteüssent, restassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of estre followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | resta | — | restons | restez | — | ||