essuyer in French dictionary

  • essuyer

    Meanings and definitions of "essuyer"

    • Déplacer un objet ou un ustensile au dessus d'une surface ou un autre objet, tout en maintenant un contact continu, de manière à ce qu'une substance soit enlevée de sa surface.

    Synonyms of "essuyer" in French dictionary

    subir, sécher, rincer are the top synonyms of "essuyer" in the French thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of essuyer

    • (Verb) 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 an ‘e’.    Conjugation of essuyer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
      simple compound
      infinitive essuyer avoir essuyé
      gerund en essuyant en ayant essuyé
      present participle essuyant
      past participle essuyé
      person singular plural
      first second third first second third
      indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
      simpletenses present essuie essuies essuie essuyons essuyez essuient
      imperfect essuyais essuyais essuyait essuyions essuyiez essuyaient
      past historic1 essuyai essuyas essuya essuyâmes essuyâtes essuyèrent
      future essuierai essuieras essuiera essuierons essuierez essuieront
      conditional essuierais essuierais essuierait essuierions essuieriez essuieraient
      compoundtenses 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
      simpletenses present essuie essuies essuie essuyions essuyiez essuient
      imperfect1 essuyasse essuyasses essuyât essuyassions essuyassiez essuyassent
      compoundtenses past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
      pluperfect1 Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
      imperative – tu – nous vous –
      — essuie — essuyons essuyez —
      1literary tenses
    • 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 essuyer
      simple compound
      infinitive essuyer avoir essuyé
      gerund en essuyant en ayant essuyé
      present participle essuyant
      /e.sɥi.jɑ̃/
      past participle essuyé
      /e.sɥi.je/
      person singular plural
      first second third first second third
      indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
      simple
      tenses       		present essuie
      /e.sɥi/       		essuies
      /e.sɥi/       		essuie
      /e.sɥi/       		essuyons
      /e.sɥi.jɔ̃/       		essuyez
      /e.sɥi.je/       		essuient
      /e.sɥi/
      imperfect essuyais
      /e.sɥi.jɛ/       		essuyais
      /e.sɥi.jɛ/       		essuyait
      /e.sɥi.jɛ/       		essuyions
      /e.sɥij.jɔ̃/       		essuyiez
      /e.sɥij.je/       		essuyaient
      /e.sɥi.jɛ/
      past historic1 essuyai
      /e.sɥi.je/       		essuyas
      /e.sɥi.ja/       		essuya
      /e.sɥi.ja/       		essuyâmes
      /e.sɥi.jam/       		essuyâtes
      /e.sɥi.jat/       		essuyèrent
      /e.sɥi.jɛʁ/
      future essuierai
      /e.sɥi.ʁe/       		essuieras
      /e.sɥi.ʁa/       		essuiera
      /e.sɥi.ʁa/       		essuierons
      /e.sɥi.ʁɔ̃/       		essuierez
      /e.sɥi.ʁe/       		essuieront
      /e.sɥi.ʁɔ̃/
      conditional essuierais
      /e.sɥi.ʁɛ/       		essuierais
      /e.sɥi.ʁɛ/       		essuierait
      /e.sɥi.ʁɛ/       		essuierions
      /e.sɥi.ʁjɔ̃/       		essuieriez
      /e.sɥi.ʁje/       		essuieraient
      /e.sɥi.ʁɛ/
      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 essuie
      /e.sɥi/       		essuies
      /e.sɥi/       		essuie
      /e.sɥi/       		essuyions
      /e.sɥij.jɔ̃/       		essuyiez
      /e.sɥij.je/       		essuient
      /e.sɥi/
      imperfect1 essuyasse
      /e.sɥi.jas/       		essuyasses
      /e.sɥi.jas/       		essuyât
      /e.sɥi.ja/       		essuyassions
      /e.sɥi.ja.sjɔ̃/       		essuyassiez
      /e.sɥi.ja.sje/       		essuyassent
      /e.sɥi.jas/
      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 –
      — essuie
      /e.sɥi/       		— essuyons
      /e.sɥi.jɔ̃/       		essuyez
      /e.sɥi.je/       		—
      1literary tenses

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