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ronfler
ronfler
French
Verb
ronfler
Derived terms
Conjugation
Conjugation of ronfler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | ronfler | avoir ronflé | |||||
| gerund | en ronflant | en ayant ronflé | |||||
| present participle | ronflant /ʁɔ̃.flɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | ronflé /ʁɔ̃.fle/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | ronfle /ʁɔ̃fl/ |
ronfles /ʁɔ̃fl/ |
ronfle /ʁɔ̃fl/ |
ronflons /ʁɔ̃.flɔ̃/ |
ronflez /ʁɔ̃.fle/ |
ronflent /ʁɔ̃fl/ |
| imperfect | ronflais /ʁɔ̃.flɛ/ |
ronflais /ʁɔ̃.flɛ/ |
ronflait /ʁɔ̃.flɛ/ |
ronflions /ʁɔ̃.fli.jɔ̃/ |
ronfliez /ʁɔ̃.fli.je/ |
ronflaient /ʁɔ̃.flɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | ronflai /ʁɔ̃.fle/ |
ronflas /ʁɔ̃.fla/ |
ronfla /ʁɔ̃.fla/ |
ronflâmes /ʁɔ̃.flam/ |
ronflâtes /ʁɔ̃.flat/ |
ronflèrent /ʁɔ̃.flɛʁ/ |
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| future | ronflerai /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁe/ |
ronfleras /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁa/ |
ronflera /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁa/ |
ronflerons /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁɔ̃/ |
ronflerez /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁe/ |
ronfleront /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | ronflerais /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁɛ/ |
ronflerais /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁɛ/ |
ronflerait /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁɛ/ |
ronflerions /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
ronfleriez /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁje/ |
ronfleraient /ʁɔ̃.flə.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 | ronfle /ʁɔ̃fl/ |
ronfles /ʁɔ̃fl/ |
ronfle /ʁɔ̃fl/ |
ronflions /ʁɔ̃.fli.jɔ̃/ |
ronfliez /ʁɔ̃.fli.je/ |
ronflent /ʁɔ̃fl/ |
| imperfect1 |
ronflasse /ʁɔ̃.flas/ |
ronflasses /ʁɔ̃.flas/ |
ronflât /ʁɔ̃.fla/ |
ronflassions /ʁɔ̃.fla.sjɔ̃/ |
ronflassiez /ʁɔ̃.fla.sje/ |
ronflassent /ʁɔ̃.flas/ |
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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 | – | |
| — | ronfle /ʁɔ̃fl/ |
— | ronflons /ʁɔ̃.flɔ̃/ |
ronflez /ʁɔ̃.fle/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Middle French
Verb
ronfler
- to snore
- 1532, François Rabelais, Pantagruel:
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[I]lz en sentissent rien tant ilz ronfloient & dormoient parfondement.
- They didn't feel anything, for they were snoring and sleeping so deeply
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[I]lz en sentissent rien tant ilz ronfloient & dormoient parfondement.
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Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of ronfler
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | ronfler | avoir ronflé | |||||
| gerund | en ronflant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | ronflant | ||||||
| past participle | ronflé | ||||||
| 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 | ronfle | ronfles | ronfle | ronflons | ronflez | ronflent |
| imperfect | ronflois, ronfloys | ronflois, ronfloys | ronfloit, ronfloyt | ronflions, ronflyons | ronfliez, ronflyez | ronfloient, ronfloyent | |
| past historic | ronfla | ronflas | ronfla | ronflasmes | ronflastes | ronflerent | |
| future | ronflerai, ronfleray | ronfleras | ronflera | ronflerons | ronflerez | ronfleront | |
| conditional | ronflerois, ronfleroys | ronflerois, ronfleroys | ronfleroit, ronfleroyt | ronflerions, ronfleryons | ronfleriez, ronfleryez | ronfleroient, ronfleroyent | |
| 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 | ronfle | ronfles | ronfle | ronflons | ronflez | ronflent |
| imperfect | ronflasse | ronflasses | ronflast | ronflassions | ronflassiez | ronflassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | ronfle | — | ronflons | ronflez | — | ||
Old French
Verb
ronfler
- to snore
- 12th Century, Béroul, Tristan et Iseut:
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Semblant comme së il dormoit,
Qar il ronfloit forment du nés.- He was pretending to sleep,
For he was snoring visibly from the nose.
- He was pretending to sleep,
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Semblant comme së il dormoit,
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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. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of ronfler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ronfler | avoir ronflé | |||||
| gerund | en ronflant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | ronflant | ||||||
| past participle | ronflé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | ronfle | ronfles | ronfle | ronflons | ronflez | ronflent |
| imperfect | ronfloie, ronfleie, ronfloe, ronfleve | ronfloies, ronfleies, ronfloes, ronfleves | ronfloit, ronfleit, ronflot, ronfleve | ronfliiens, ronfliens | ronfliiez, ronfliez | ronfloient, ronfleient, ronfloent, ronflevent | |
| preterite | ronflai | ronflas | ronfla | ronflames | ronflastes | ronflerent | |
| future | ronflerai | ronfleras | ronflera | ronflerons | ronfleroiz, ronflereiz, ronflerez | ronfleront | |
| conditional | ronfleroie, ronflereie | ronfleroies, ronflereies | ronfleroit, ronflereit | ronfleriiens, ronfleriens | ronfleriiez, ronfleriez | ronfleroient, ronflereient | |
| 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 | ronfle | ronfles | ronfle | ronflons | ronflez | ronflent |
| imperfect | ronflasse | ronflasses | ronflast | ronflissons, ronflissiens | ronflissoiz, ronflissez, ronflissiez | ronflassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | ronfle | — | ronflons | ronflez | — | ||