choyer
French
Etymology
From Old French chuer, Old French chouyer, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃwa.je/
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Verb
choyer
- (transitive) to cherish, pamper, coddle (care for with affection and tenderness)
- (transitive) to hold in great esteem, revere, going to great lengths to demonstrate this
- (transitive) to cherish, treasure, conserve with great care
Conjugation
This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'.
Conjugation of choyer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | choyer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | choyant /ʃwa.jɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | choyé /ʃwa.je/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | choie /ʃwa/ | choies /ʃwa/ | choie /ʃwa/ | choyons /ʃwa.jɔ̃/ | choyez /ʃwa.je/ | choient /ʃwa/ |
| imperfect | choyais /ʃwa.jɛ/ | choyais /ʃwa.jɛ/ | choyait /ʃwa.jɛ/ | choyions /ʃwaj.jɔ̃/ | choyiez /ʃwaj.je/ | choyaient /ʃwa.jɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | choyai /ʃwa.je/ | choyas /ʃwa.ja/ | choya /ʃwa.ja/ | choyâmes /ʃwa.jam/ | choyâtes /ʃwa.jat/ | choyèrent /ʃwa.jɛʁ/ | |
| future | choierai /ʃwa.ʁe/ | choieras /ʃwa.ʁa/ | choiera /ʃwa.ʁa/ | choierons /ʃwa.ʁɔ̃/ | choierez /ʃwa.ʁe/ | choieront /ʃwa.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | choierais /ʃwa.ʁɛ/ | choierais /ʃwa.ʁɛ/ | choierait /ʃwa.ʁɛ/ | choierions /ʃwa.ʁjɔ̃/ | choieriez /ʃwa.ʁje/ | choieraient /ʃwa.ʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | choie /ʃwa/ | choies /ʃwa/ | choie /ʃwa/ | choyions /ʃwaj.jɔ̃/ | choyiez /ʃwaj.je/ | choient /ʃwa/ |
| imperfect2 | choyasse /ʃwa.jas/ | choyasses /ʃwa.jas/ | choyât /ʃwa.ja/ | choyassions /ʃwa.ja.sjɔ̃/ | choyassiez /ʃwa.ja.sje/ | choyassent /ʃwa.jas/ | |
| (compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | choie /ʃwa/ | — | choyons /ʃwa.jɔ̃/ | choyez /ʃwa.je/ | — | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Further reading
- “choyer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.