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Nager
nager
nager
See also: Nager
French
Verb
nager
- to swim
Conjugation
This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written nage- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /ʒ/ and not a “hard” /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.
Conjugation of nager (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | nager | avoir nagé | |||||
| gerund | en nageant | en ayant nagé | |||||
| present participle | nageant /na.ʒɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | nagé /na.ʒe/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | nage /naʒ/ |
nages /naʒ/ |
nage /naʒ/ |
nageons /na.ʒɔ̃/ |
nagez /na.ʒe/ |
nagent /naʒ/ |
| imperfect | nageais /na.ʒɛ/ |
nageais /na.ʒɛ/ |
nageait /na.ʒɛ/ |
nagions /na.ʒjɔ̃/ |
nagiez /na.ʒje/ |
nageaient /na.ʒɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | nageai /na.ʒe/ |
nageas /na.ʒa/ |
nagea /na.ʒa/ |
nageâmes /na.ʒam/ |
nageâtes /na.ʒat/ |
nagèrent /na.ʒɛʁ/ |
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| future | nagerai /naʒ.ʁe/ |
nageras /naʒ.ʁa/ |
nagera /naʒ.ʁa/ |
nagerons /naʒ.ʁɔ̃/ |
nagerez /naʒ.ʁe/ |
nageront /naʒ.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | nagerais /naʒ.ʁɛ/ |
nagerais /naʒ.ʁɛ/ |
nagerait /naʒ.ʁɛ/ |
nagerions /na.ʒə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
nageriez /na.ʒə.ʁje/ |
nageraient /naʒ.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 | nage /naʒ/ |
nages /naʒ/ |
nage /naʒ/ |
nagions /na.ʒjɔ̃/ |
nagiez /na.ʒje/ |
nagent /naʒ/ |
| imperfect1 |
nageasse /na.ʒas/ |
nageasses /na.ʒas/ |
nageât /na.ʒa/ |
nageassions /na.ʒa.sjɔ̃/ |
nageassiez /na.ʒa.sje/ |
nageassent /na.ʒas/ |
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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 | – | |
| — | nage /naʒ/ |
— | nageons /na.ʒɔ̃/ |
nagez /na.ʒe/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Related terms
Anagrams
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French nager, nagier.
Verb
nager
Descendants
- French: nager
References
- nager on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)
Old French
Verb
nager
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of nagier
- circa 1110, Benedeit, Le Voyage de saint Brandan:
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Un meis sanz vent nagerent tut plein
- They sailed for a whole month without wind
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Un meis sanz vent nagerent tut plein
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Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. In addition, g becomes j before an a or an o to keep the /dʒ/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of nager (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | nager | avoir nagé | |||||
| gerund | en najant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | najant | ||||||
| past participle | nagé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | nage | nages | nage | najons | nagez | nagent |
| imperfect | najoie, nageie, najoe, nageve | najoies, nageies, najoes, nageves | najoit, nageit, najot, nageve | nagiiens, nagiens | nagiiez, nagiez | najoient, nageient, najoent, nagevent | |
| preterite | najai | najas | naja | najames | najastes | nagerent | |
| future | nagerai | nageras | nagera | nagerons | nageroiz, nagereiz, nagerez | nageront | |
| conditional | nageroie, nagereie | nageroies, nagereies | nageroit, nagereit | nageriiens, nageriens | nageriiez, nageriez | nageroient, nagereient | |
| 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 | nage | nages | nage | najons | nagez | nagent |
| imperfect | najasse | najasses | najast | nagissons, nagissiens | nagissoiz, nagissez, nagissiez | najassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | nage | — | najons | nagez | — | ||