arracher
French
Etymology
By prefix substitution from Old French esrachier (see also the form arachier), from Latin ērādīcāre, present active infinitive of ērādīcō. Doublet of éradiquer, which was borrowed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ʁa.ʃe/
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Verb
arracher
- to uproot, pull up, tear out
- to extract, take out (a tooth)
- to pull off, rip off, peel
- Il arrache les pattes du moustique.
- He's ripping off the mosquito's legs.
- to buy, snap up
- On l'a arraché pour 10.000 dollars.
- They snapped it up for 10,000 dollars.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to fight over (something)
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to tear oneself away (à from)
Conjugation
Conjugation of arracher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | arracher | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | arrachant /a.ʁa.ʃɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | arraché /a.ʁa.ʃe/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | arrache /a.ʁaʃ/ | arraches /a.ʁaʃ/ | arrache /a.ʁaʃ/ | arrachons /a.ʁa.ʃɔ̃/ | arrachez /a.ʁa.ʃe/ | arrachent /a.ʁaʃ/ |
| imperfect | arrachais /a.ʁa.ʃɛ/ | arrachais /a.ʁa.ʃɛ/ | arrachait /a.ʁa.ʃɛ/ | arrachions /a.ʁa.ʃjɔ̃/ | arrachiez /a.ʁa.ʃje/ | arrachaient /a.ʁa.ʃɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | arrachai /a.ʁa.ʃe/ | arrachas /a.ʁa.ʃa/ | arracha /a.ʁa.ʃa/ | arrachâmes /a.ʁa.ʃam/ | arrachâtes /a.ʁa.ʃat/ | arrachèrent /a.ʁa.ʃɛʁ/ | |
| future | arracherai /a.ʁaʃ.ʁe/ | arracheras /a.ʁaʃ.ʁa/ | arrachera /a.ʁaʃ.ʁa/ | arracherons /a.ʁaʃ.ʁɔ̃/ | arracherez /a.ʁaʃ.ʁe/ | arracheront /a.ʁaʃ.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | arracherais /a.ʁaʃ.ʁɛ/ | arracherais /a.ʁaʃ.ʁɛ/ | arracherait /a.ʁaʃ.ʁɛ/ | arracherions /a.ʁa.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/ | arracheriez /a.ʁa.ʃə.ʁje/ | arracheraient /a.ʁaʃ.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 | arrache /a.ʁaʃ/ | arraches /a.ʁaʃ/ | arrache /a.ʁaʃ/ | arrachions /a.ʁa.ʃjɔ̃/ | arrachiez /a.ʁa.ʃje/ | arrachent /a.ʁaʃ/ |
| imperfect2 | arrachasse /a.ʁa.ʃas/ | arrachasses /a.ʁa.ʃas/ | arrachât /a.ʁa.ʃa/ | arrachassions /a.ʁa.ʃa.sjɔ̃/ | arrachassiez /a.ʁa.ʃa.sje/ | arrachassent /a.ʁa.ʃas/ | |
| (compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | arrache /a.ʁaʃ/ | — | arrachons /a.ʁa.ʃɔ̃/ | arrachez /a.ʁa.ʃe/ | — | |
| 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
- arrachable
- arracher la gueule
- arracher les mots de la bouche
- s'arracher les cheveux
Further reading
- “arracher”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “arracher” in Dictionnaire Français en ligne Larousse.
- “arracher” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.
Old French
Verb
arracher
- Alternative form of arachier
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 arracher (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | arracher | avoir arraché | |||||
| gerund | en arrachant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | arrachant | ||||||
| past participle | arraché | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses | present | arrache | arraches | arrache | arrachons | arrachez | arrachent |
| imperfect | arrachoie, arracheie, arrachoe, arracheve | arrachoies, arracheies, arrachoes, arracheves | arrachoit, arracheit, arrachot, arracheve | arrachiiens, arrachiens | arrachiiez, arrachiez | arrachoient, arracheient, arrachoent, arrachevent | |
| preterite | arrachai | arrachas | arracha | arrachames | arrachastes | arracherent | |
| future | arracherai | arracheras | arrachera | arracherons | arracheroiz, arrachereiz, arracherez | arracheront | |
| conditional | arracheroie, arrachereie | arracheroies, arrachereies | arracheroit, arrachereit | arracheriiens, arracheriens | arracheriiez, arracheriez | arracheroient, arrachereient | |
| 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 | arrache | arraches | arrache | arrachons | arrachez | arrachent |
| imperfect | arrachasse | arrachasses | arrachast | arrachissons, arrachissiens | arrachissoiz, arrachissez, arrachissiez | arrachassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | arrache | — | arrachons | arrachez | — | ||