ramasser
See also: ramâsser
French
Etymology
r- + amasser
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁa.ma.se/, /ʁa.mɑ.se/
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Verb
ramasser
- (transitive) to pick up; to collect, gather
- Synonyms: cueillir, rassembler
- (reflexive) to huddle up, to crouch
- Synonym: se pelotonner
Conjugation
Conjugation of ramasser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive | simple | ramasser | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle or gerund1 | simple | ramassant /ʁa.ma.sɑ̃/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sɑ̃/ | |||||
compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
past participle | ramassé /ʁa.ma.se/ or /ʁa.mɑ.se/ | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | ramasse /ʁa.mas/ or /ʁa.mɑs/ | ramasses /ʁa.mas/ or /ʁa.mɑs/ | ramasse /ʁa.mas/ or /ʁa.mɑs/ | ramassons /ʁa.ma.sɔ̃/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sɔ̃/ | ramassez /ʁa.ma.se/ or /ʁa.mɑ.se/ | ramassent /ʁa.mas/ or /ʁa.mɑs/ |
imperfect | ramassais /ʁa.ma.sɛ/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sɛ/ | ramassais /ʁa.ma.sɛ/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sɛ/ | ramassait /ʁa.ma.sɛ/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sɛ/ | ramassions /ʁa.ma.sjɔ̃/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sjɔ̃/ | ramassiez /ʁa.ma.sje/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sje/ | ramassaient /ʁa.ma.sɛ/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sɛ/ | |
past historic2 | ramassai /ʁa.ma.se/ or /ʁa.mɑ.se/ | ramassas /ʁa.ma.sa/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sa/ | ramassa /ʁa.ma.sa/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sa/ | ramassâmes /ʁa.ma.sam/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sam/ | ramassâtes /ʁa.ma.sat/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sat/ | ramassèrent /ʁa.ma.sɛʁ/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sɛʁ/ | |
future | ramasserai /ʁa.ma.sʁe/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sʁe/ | ramasseras /ʁa.ma.sʁa/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sʁa/ | ramassera /ʁa.ma.sʁa/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sʁa/ | ramasserons /ʁa.ma.sʁɔ̃/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sʁɔ̃/ | ramasserez /ʁa.ma.sʁe/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sʁe/ | ramasseront /ʁa.ma.sʁɔ̃/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sʁɔ̃/ | |
conditional | ramasserais /ʁa.ma.sʁɛ/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sʁɛ/ | ramasserais /ʁa.ma.sʁɛ/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sʁɛ/ | ramasserait /ʁa.ma.sʁɛ/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sʁɛ/ | ramasserions /ʁa.ma.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ | ramasseriez /ʁa.ma.sə.ʁje/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sə.ʁje/ | ramasseraient /ʁa.ma.sʁɛ/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sʁɛ/ | |
(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 | ramasse /ʁa.mas/ or /ʁa.mɑs/ | ramasses /ʁa.mas/ or /ʁa.mɑs/ | ramasse /ʁa.mas/ or /ʁa.mɑs/ | ramassions /ʁa.ma.sjɔ̃/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sjɔ̃/ | ramassiez /ʁa.ma.sje/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sje/ | ramassent /ʁa.mas/ or /ʁa.mɑs/ |
imperfect2 | ramassasse /ʁa.ma.sas/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sas/ | ramassasses /ʁa.ma.sas/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sas/ | ramassât /ʁa.ma.sa/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sa/ | ramassassions /ʁa.ma.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sa.sjɔ̃/ | ramassassiez /ʁa.ma.sa.sje/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sa.sje/ | ramassassent /ʁa.ma.sas/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sas/ | |
(compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | ramasse /ʁa.mas/ or /ʁa.mɑs/ | — | ramassons /ʁa.ma.sɔ̃/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sɔ̃/ | ramassez /ʁa.ma.se/ or /ʁa.mɑ.se/ | — | |
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). |
Derived terms
- ramasser à la petite cuillère
- ramasser le gantelet
Further reading
- “ramasser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.