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rincer
rincer
French
Verb
rincer
- to rinse
Conjugation
This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which ‘c’ is softened to a ‘ç’ before the vowels ‘a’ and ‘o’.
Conjugation of rincer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | rincer | avoir rincé | |||||
| gerund | en rinçant | en ayant rincé | |||||
| present participle | rinçant /ʁɛ̃.sɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | rincé /ʁɛ̃.se/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | rince /ʁɛ̃s/ |
rinces /ʁɛ̃s/ |
rince /ʁɛ̃s/ |
rinçons /ʁɛ̃.sɔ̃/ |
rincez /ʁɛ̃.se/ |
rincent /ʁɛ̃s/ |
| imperfect | rinçais /ʁɛ̃.sɛ/ |
rinçais /ʁɛ̃.sɛ/ |
rinçait /ʁɛ̃.sɛ/ |
rincions /ʁɛ̃.sjɔ̃/ |
rinciez /ʁɛ̃.sje/ |
rinçaient /ʁɛ̃.sɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | rinçai /ʁɛ̃.se/ |
rinças /ʁɛ̃.sa/ |
rinça /ʁɛ̃.sa/ |
rinçâmes /ʁɛ̃.sam/ |
rinçâtes /ʁɛ̃.sat/ |
rincèrent /ʁɛ̃.sɛʁ/ |
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| future | rincerai /ʁɛ̃.sʁe/ |
rinceras /ʁɛ̃.sʁa/ |
rincera /ʁɛ̃.sʁa/ |
rincerons /ʁɛ̃.sʁɔ̃/ |
rincerez /ʁɛ̃.sʁe/ |
rinceront /ʁɛ̃.sʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | rincerais /ʁɛ̃.sʁɛ/ |
rincerais /ʁɛ̃.sʁɛ/ |
rincerait /ʁɛ̃.sʁɛ/ |
rincerions /ʁɛ̃.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
rinceriez /ʁɛ̃.sə.ʁje/ |
rinceraient /ʁɛ̃.sʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | rince /ʁɛ̃s/ |
rinces /ʁɛ̃s/ |
rince /ʁɛ̃s/ |
rincions /ʁɛ̃.sjɔ̃/ |
rinciez /ʁɛ̃.sje/ |
rincent /ʁɛ̃s/ |
| imperfect1 |
rinçasse /ʁɛ̃.sas/ |
rinçasses /ʁɛ̃.sas/ |
rinçât /ʁɛ̃.sa/ |
rinçassions /ʁɛ̃.sa.sjɔ̃/ |
rinçassiez /ʁɛ̃.sa.sje/ |
rinçassent /ʁɛ̃.sas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | rince /ʁɛ̃s/ |
— | rinçons /ʁɛ̃.sɔ̃/ |
rincez /ʁɛ̃.se/ |
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Derived terms
Middle French
Etymology
Old French, see above.
Verb
rincer
- to rinse (wash briefly with water)
- 1581, Nicolas Froumenteau, Cabinet du Roy de France, dans lequel il y a trois perles préciouses d'inestimable valeur, page 112
- & que le calice qu'on leur donnoit à boire, n'est que pour leur rincer la bouche
- The chalice they were given to drink was only for them to rinse their mouths
- & que le calice qu'on leur donnoit à boire, n'est que pour leur rincer la bouche
- 1581, Nicolas Froumenteau, Cabinet du Roy de France, dans lequel il y a trois perles préciouses d'inestimable valeur, page 112
Conjugation
- As parler except c becomes ç before a and o. May remain c in older manuscripts.
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of rincer
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | rincer | avoir rincé | |||||
| gerund | en rinçant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | rinçant | ||||||
| past participle | rincé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ie (may be i' before a vowel) | tu | il | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | rince | rinces | rince | rinçons | rincez | rincent |
| imperfect | rinçois, rinçoys | rinçois, rinçoys | rinçoit, rinçoyt | rincions, rinçons | rinciez, rincyez | rinçoient, rinçoyent | |
| past historic | rinça | rinças | rinça | rinçasmes | rinçastes | rincerent | |
| future | rincerai, rinceray | rinceras | rincera | rincerons | rincerez | rinceront | |
| conditional | rincerois, rinceroys | rincerois, rinceroys | rinceroit, rinceroyt | rincerions, rinceryons | rinceriez, rinceryez | rinceroient, rinceroyent | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ie | que tu | qu'il | que nous | que vous | qu'ilz, qu'elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | rince | rinces | rince | rinçons | rincez | rincent |
| imperfect | rinçasse | rinçasses | rinçast | rinçassions | rinçassiez | rinçassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | rince | — | rinçons | rincez | — | ||