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saillir
saillir
French
Verb
saillir
Conjugation
This verb is part of a small group of verbs in -ir that conjugate in the indicative imperfect and present, the subjunctive present, and the present participle, as if they ended in -er. They are sometimes written with an ‘e’ in the future and imperfect, like cueillir and other verbs in -llir. This verb is conjugated only in the third person.
Conjugation of saillir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | saillir | avoir sailli | |||||
| gerund | en saillant | en ayant sailli | |||||
| present participle | saillant /sa.jɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | sailli /sa.ji/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | — | — | saille /saj/ |
— | — | saillent /saj/ |
| imperfect | — | — | saillait /sa.jɛ/ |
— | — | saillaient /sa.jɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | — | — |
saillit /sa.ji/ |
— | — |
saillirent /sa.jiʁ/ |
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| future | — | — | saillira or saillera /sa.ji.ʁa/ or /saj.ʁa/ |
— | — | sailliront or sailleront /sa.ji.ʁɔ̃/ or /saj.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | — | — | saillirait or saillerait /sa.ji.ʁɛ/ or /saj.ʁɛ/ |
— | — | sailliraient or sailleraient /sa.ji.ʁɛ/ or /saj.ʁɛ/ |
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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 | — | — | saille /saj/ |
— | — | saillent /saj/ |
| imperfect1 | — | — |
saillît /sa.ji/ |
— | — |
saillissent /sa.jis/ |
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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 | – | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Etymology 2
Verb
saillir
Conjugation
This verb is part of a small group of verbs in -ir that conjugate in the indicative imperfect and present, the subjunctive present, and the present participle, as if they ended in -er. They are sometimes written with an ‘e’ in the future and imperfect, like cueillir and other verbs in -llir.
Conjugation of saillir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | saillir | avoir sailli | |||||
| gerund | en saillant | en ayant sailli | |||||
| present participle | saillant /sa.jɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | sailli /sa.ji/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | saille /saj/ |
sailles /saj/ |
saille /saj/ |
saillons /sa.jɔ̃/ |
saillez /sa.je/ |
saillent /saj/ |
| imperfect | saillais /sa.jɛ/ |
saillais /sa.jɛ/ |
saillait /sa.jɛ/ |
saillions /saj.jɔ̃/ |
sailliez /saj.je/ |
saillaient /sa.jɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | saillis /sa.ji/ |
saillis /sa.ji/ |
saillit /sa.ji/ |
saillîmes /sa.jim/ |
saillîtes /sa.jit/ |
saillirent /sa.jiʁ/ |
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| future | saillirai or saillerai /sa.ji.ʁe/ or /saj.ʁe/ |
sailliras or sailleras /sa.ji.ʁa/ or /saj.ʁa/ |
saillira or saillera /sa.ji.ʁa/ or /saj.ʁa/ |
saillirons or saillerons /sa.ji.ʁɔ̃/ or /saj.ʁɔ̃/ |
saillirez or saillerez /sa.ji.ʁe/ or /saj.ʁe/ |
sailliront or sailleront /sa.ji.ʁɔ̃/ or /saj.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | saillirais or saillerais /sa.ji.ʁɛ/ or /saj.ʁɛ/ |
saillirais or saillerais /sa.ji.ʁɛ/ or /saj.ʁɛ/ |
saillirait or saillerait /sa.ji.ʁɛ/ or /saj.ʁɛ/ |
saillirions or saillerions /sa.ji.ʁjɔ̃/ or /sa.jə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
sailliriez or sailleriez /sa.ji.ʁje/ or /sa.jə.ʁje/ |
sailliraient or sailleraient /sa.ji.ʁɛ/ or /saj.ʁɛ/ |
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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 | saille /saj/ |
sailles /saj/ |
saille /saj/ |
saillions /saj.jɔ̃/ |
sailliez /saj.je/ |
saillent /saj/ |
| imperfect1 |
saillisse /sa.jis/ |
saillisses /sa.jis/ |
saillît /sa.ji/ |
saillissions /sa.ji.sjɔ̃/ |
saillissiez /sa.ji.sje/ |
saillissent /sa.jis/ |
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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 | – | |
| — | saille /saj/ |
— | saillons /sa.jɔ̃/ |
saillez /sa.je/ |
— | ||
| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French salir, from Latin salīre, present active infinitive of saliō.
Verb
saillir
- to jump
- (figuratively) to fly through the air, to get knocked into the air
- 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 15:
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faisant saillir le sang des chairs
- making the blood fly through the air out of their flesh
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faisant saillir le sang des chairs
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Derived terms
Descendants
- French: saillir
Old French
Verb
saillir
- Alternative infinitive of salir.
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of saillir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | saillir | avoir sali, sailli | |||||
| gerund | en salant, saillant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | salant, saillant | ||||||
| past participle | sali, sailli | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | sail | saus | saut | salons, saillons | salez, sailliez | salent, saillent |
| imperfect | saloie, saleie, sailloie, sailleie | saloies, saleies, sailloies, sailleies | saloit, saleit, sailloit, sailleit | saliiens, saliens, sailliiens, sailliens | saliiez, saliez, sailliiez, sailliez | saloient, saleient, sailloient, sailleient | |
| preterite | sali, sailli | salis, saillis | sali, sailli | salimes, saillimes | salistes, saillistes | salirent, saillirent | |
| future | saudrai | saudras | saudra | saudrons | saudroiz, saudreiz, saudrez | saudront | |
| conditional | saudroie, saudreie | saudroies, saudreies | saudroit, saudreit | saudriiens, saudriens | saudriiez, saudriez | saudroient, saudreient | |
| 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 preterite 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 jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | saille | sailles | saille | sailliens, saillons | sailliez | saillent |
| imperfect | saillise | saillises | saillit | saillisons, saillisiens | saillisoiz, saillisez, saillisiez | saillisent | |
| 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 | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | sail | — | salons, saillons | salez, sailliez | — | ||
Derived terms
Descendants
- French: saillir