moquer
French
Etymology
From Middle French mocquer, from Old French moquer, from Middle Dutch mocken (“to mumble”) or Middle Low German mucken (“to grumble, speak with half-opened mouth”), both from Old Saxon *mokkian, *mukkian (“to low, mumble”), from Proto-Germanic *mukkijaną, *mūhaną (“to low, bellow, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *mūg-, *mūk- (“to low, mumble”).
Cognate with Old High German firmucken (“to be stupid”), Old High German muckazzen (“to speak quietly, say a word”) (Modern German mucksen). More at mock.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ.ke/
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Verb
moquer
- (transitive, literary) to mock
- (reflexive, used with de) (se moquer de) to make fun of someone
- (reflexive, used with en) to be indifferent; to not care
Conjugation
Conjugation of moquer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | moquer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | moquant /mɔ.kɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | moqué /mɔ.ke/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | moque /mɔk/ | moques /mɔk/ | moque /mɔk/ | moquons /mɔ.kɔ̃/ | moquez /mɔ.ke/ | moquent /mɔk/ |
| imperfect | moquais /mɔ.kɛ/ | moquais /mɔ.kɛ/ | moquait /mɔ.kɛ/ | moquions /mɔ.kjɔ̃/ | moquiez /mɔ.kje/ | moquaient /mɔ.kɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | moquai /mɔ.ke/ | moquas /mɔ.ka/ | moqua /mɔ.ka/ | moquâmes /mɔ.kam/ | moquâtes /mɔ.kat/ | moquèrent /mɔ.kɛʁ/ | |
| future | moquerai /mɔ.kʁe/ | moqueras /mɔ.kʁa/ | moquera /mɔ.kʁa/ | moquerons /mɔ.kʁɔ̃/ | moquerez /mɔ.kʁe/ | moqueront /mɔ.kʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | moquerais /mɔ.kʁɛ/ | moquerais /mɔ.kʁɛ/ | moquerait /mɔ.kʁɛ/ | moquerions /mɔ.kə.ʁjɔ̃/ | moqueriez /mɔ.kə.ʁje/ | moqueraient /mɔ.kʁɛ/ | |
| (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 | moque /mɔk/ | moques /mɔk/ | moque /mɔk/ | moquions /mɔ.kjɔ̃/ | moquiez /mɔ.kje/ | moquent /mɔk/ |
| imperfect2 | moquasse /mɔ.kas/ | moquasses /mɔ.kas/ | moquât /mɔ.ka/ | moquassions /mɔ.ka.sjɔ̃/ | moquassiez /mɔ.ka.sje/ | moquassent /mɔ.kas/ | |
| (compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | moque /mɔk/ | — | moquons /mɔ.kɔ̃/ | moquez /mɔ.ke/ | — | |
| 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). | |||||||
Conjugation of se moquer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | se moquer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | s'être + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | se moquant /sə mɔ.kɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant or étant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | moqué /mɔ.ke/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | me moque /mə mɔk/ | te moques /tə mɔk/ | se moque /sə mɔk/ | nous moquons /nu mɔ.kɔ̃/ | vous moquez /vu mɔ.ke/ | se moquent /sə mɔk/ |
| imperfect | me moquais /mə mɔ.kɛ/ | te moquais /tə mɔ.kɛ/ | se moquait /sə mɔ.kɛ/ | nous moquions /nu mɔ.kjɔ̃/ | vous moquiez /vu mɔ.kje/ | se moquaient /sə mɔ.kɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | me moquai /mə mɔ.ke/ | te moquas /tə mɔ.ka/ | se moqua /sə mɔ.ka/ | nous moquâmes /nu mɔ.kam/ | vous moquâtes /vu mɔ.kat/ | se moquèrent /sə mɔ.kɛʁ/ | |
| future | me moquerai /mə mɔ.kʁe/ | te moqueras /tə mɔ.kʁa/ | se moquera /sə mɔ.kʁa/ | nous moquerons /nu mɔ.kʁɔ̃/ | vous moquerez /vu mɔ.kʁe/ | se moqueront /sə mɔ.kʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | me moquerais /mə mɔ.kʁɛ/ | te moquerais /tə mɔ.kʁɛ/ | se moquerait /sə mɔ.kʁɛ/ | nous moquerions /nu mɔ.kə.ʁjɔ̃/ | vous moqueriez /vu mɔ.kə.ʁje/ | se moqueraient /sə mɔ.kʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of s'être + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | me moque /mə mɔk/ | te moques /tə mɔk/ | se moque /sə mɔk/ | nous moquions /nu mɔ.kjɔ̃/ | vous moquiez /vu mɔ.kje/ | se moquent /sə mɔk/ |
| imperfect2 | me moquasse /mə mɔ.kas/ | te moquasses /tə mɔ.kas/ | se moquât /sə mɔ.ka/ | nous moquassions /nu mɔ.ka.sjɔ̃/ | vous moquassiez /vu mɔ.ka.sje/ | se moquassent /sə mɔ.kas/ | |
| (compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of s'être + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | moque-toi /mɔk.twa/ | — | moquons-nous /mɔ.kɔ̃.nu/ | moquez-vous /mɔ.ke.vu/ | — | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of s'être + past participle | — | simple imperative of s'être + past participle | simple imperative of s'être + 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). | |||||||
Conjugation of s'en moquer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | s'en moquer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | s'en être + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | s'en moquant /sɑ̃ mɔ.kɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | s'en étant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | moqué /mɔ.ke/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | m'en moque /mɑ̃ mɔk/ | t'en moques /tɑ̃ mɔk/ | s'en moque /sɑ̃ mɔk/ | nous en moquons /nu.z‿ɑ̃ mɔ.kɔ̃/ | vous en moquez /vu.z‿ɑ̃ mɔ.ke/ | s'en moquent /sɑ̃ mɔk/ |
| imperfect | m'en moquais /mɑ̃ mɔ.kɛ/ | t'en moquais /tɑ̃ mɔ.kɛ/ | s'en moquait /sɑ̃ mɔ.kɛ/ | nous en moquions /nu.z‿ɑ̃ mɔ.kjɔ̃/ | vous en moquiez /vu.z‿ɑ̃ mɔ.kje/ | s'en moquaient /sɑ̃ mɔ.kɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | m'en moquai /mɑ̃ mɔ.ke/ | t'en moquas /tɑ̃ mɔ.ka/ | s'en moqua /sɑ̃ mɔ.ka/ | nous en moquâmes /nu.z‿ɑ̃ mɔ.kam/ | vous en moquâtes /vu.z‿ɑ̃ mɔ.kat/ | s'en moquèrent /sɑ̃ mɔ.kɛʁ/ | |
| future | m'en moquerai /mɑ̃ mɔ.kʁe/ | t'en moqueras /tɑ̃ mɔ.kʁa/ | s'en moquera /sɑ̃ mɔ.kʁa/ | nous en moquerons /nu.z‿ɑ̃ mɔ.kʁɔ̃/ | vous en moquerez /vu.z‿ɑ̃ mɔ.kʁe/ | s'en moqueront /sɑ̃ mɔ.kʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | m'en moquerais /mɑ̃ mɔ.kʁɛ/ | t'en moquerais /tɑ̃ mɔ.kʁɛ/ | s'en moquerait /sɑ̃ mɔ.kʁɛ/ | nous en moquerions /nu.z‿ɑ̃ mɔ.kə.ʁjɔ̃/ | vous en moqueriez /vu.z‿ɑ̃ mɔ.kə.ʁje/ | s'en moqueraient /sɑ̃ mɔ.kʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of s'en être + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of s'en être + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of s'en être + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of s'en être + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of s'en être + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | m'en moque /mɑ̃ mɔk/ | t'en moques /tɑ̃ mɔk/ | s'en moque /sɑ̃ mɔk/ | nous en moquions /nu.z‿ɑ̃ mɔ.kjɔ̃/ | vous en moquiez /vu.z‿ɑ̃ mɔ.kje/ | s'en moquent /sɑ̃ mɔk/ |
| imperfect2 | m'en moquasse /mɑ̃ mɔ.kas/ | t'en moquasses /tɑ̃ mɔ.kas/ | s'en moquât /sɑ̃ mɔ.ka/ | nous en moquassions /nu.z‿ɑ̃ mɔ.ka.sjɔ̃/ | vous en moquassiez /vu.z‿ɑ̃ mɔ.ka.sje/ | s'en moquassent /sɑ̃ mɔ.kas/ | |
| (compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of s'en être + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of s'en être + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | moque-t'en /mɔk.tɑ̃/ | — | moquons-nous-en /mɔ.kɔ̃.nu.zɑ̃/ | moquez-vous-en /mɔ.ke.vu.zɑ̃/ | — | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of s'en être + past participle | — | simple imperative of s'en être + past participle | simple imperative of s'en être + 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). | |||||||
Derived terms
- c'est l'hôpital qui se moque de l'infirmerie
- c'est l'hôpital qui se moque de la charité
- c'est la poêle qui se moque du chaudron
- se moquer comme d'une guigne de
- se moquer comme de l'an quarante de
- se moquer comme de sa première chemise de
Further reading
- “moquer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
Etymology
Middle Dutch mokken (“to mumble”) or Middle Low German mucken (“to grumble”), probably ultimately imitative.
Verb
moquer
- (reflexive, se moquer) to mock; to make fun of
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-qu, *-qus, *-qut are modified to c, s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of se moquer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | se moquer | estre moqué | |||||
| gerund | en moquant | Use the gerund of estre followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | moquant | ||||||
| past participle | moqué | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses | present | me moc | te moques | se moque | nos moquons | vos moquez | se moquent |
| imperfect | me moquoie, me moqueie, me moquoe, me moqueve | te moquoies, te moqueies, te moquoes, te moqueves | se moquoit, se moqueit, se moquot, se moqueve | nos moquiiens, nos moquiens | vos moquiiez, vos moquiez | se moquoient, se moqueient, se moquoent, se moquevent | |
| preterite | me moquai | te moquas | se moqua | nos moquames | vos moquastes | se moquerent | |
| future | me moquerai | te moqueras | se moquera | nos moquerons | vos moqueroiz, vos moquereiz, vos moquerez | se moqueront | |
| conditional | me moqueroie, me moquereie | te moqueroies, te moquereies | se moqueroit, se moquereit | nos moqueriiens, nos moqueriens | vos moqueriiez, vos moqueriez | se moqueroient, se moquereient | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of estre followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses | present | me moc | te mos | se mot | nos moquons | vos moquez | se moquent |
| imperfect | me moquasse | te moquasses | se moquast | nos moquissons, nos moquissiens | vos moquissoiz, vos moquissez, vos moquissiez | se moquassent | |
| compound tenses | past | Use the present subjunctive of estre followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | moque-toi | — | moquons-nos | moquez-vos | — | ||