cisailler

French

Etymology

From cisailles +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.za.je/ ~ /si.zɑ.je/
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Verb

cisailler

  1. (transitive) to clip, shear

Conjugation

Conjugation of cisailler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple cisailler
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple cisaillant
/si.za.jɑ̃/ or /si.zɑ.jɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle cisaillé
/si.za.je/ or /si.zɑ.je/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present cisaille
/si.zaj/ or /si.zɑj/ 		cisailles
/si.zaj/ or /si.zɑj/ 		cisaille
/si.zaj/ or /si.zɑj/ 		cisaillons
/si.za.jɔ̃/ or /si.zɑ.jɔ̃/ 		cisaillez
/si.za.je/ or /si.zɑ.je/ 		cisaillent
/si.zaj/ or /si.zɑj/
imperfect cisaillais
/si.za.jɛ/ or /si.zɑ.jɛ/ 		cisaillais
/si.za.jɛ/ or /si.zɑ.jɛ/ 		cisaillait
/si.za.jɛ/ or /si.zɑ.jɛ/ 		cisaillions
/si.zaj.jɔ̃/ or /si.zɑj.jɔ̃/ 		cisailliez
/si.zaj.je/ or /si.zɑj.je/ 		cisaillaient
/si.za.jɛ/ or /si.zɑ.jɛ/
past historic2 cisaillai
/si.za.je/ or /si.zɑ.je/ 		cisaillas
/si.za.ja/ or /si.zɑ.ja/ 		cisailla
/si.za.ja/ or /si.zɑ.ja/ 		cisaillâmes
/si.za.jam/ or /si.zɑ.jam/ 		cisaillâtes
/si.za.jat/ or /si.zɑ.jat/ 		cisaillèrent
/si.za.jɛʁ/ or /si.zɑ.jɛʁ/
future cisaillerai
/si.zaj.ʁe/ or /si.zɑj.ʁe/ 		cisailleras
/si.zaj.ʁa/ or /si.zɑj.ʁa/ 		cisaillera
/si.zaj.ʁa/ or /si.zɑj.ʁa/ 		cisaillerons
/si.zaj.ʁɔ̃/ or /si.zɑj.ʁɔ̃/ 		cisaillerez
/si.zaj.ʁe/ or /si.zɑj.ʁe/ 		cisailleront
/si.zaj.ʁɔ̃/ or /si.zɑj.ʁɔ̃/
conditional cisaillerais
/si.zaj.ʁɛ/ or /si.zɑj.ʁɛ/ 		cisaillerais
/si.zaj.ʁɛ/ or /si.zɑj.ʁɛ/ 		cisaillerait
/si.zaj.ʁɛ/ or /si.zɑj.ʁɛ/ 		cisaillerions
/si.za.jə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /si.zɑ.jə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		cisailleriez
/si.za.jə.ʁje/ or /si.zɑ.jə.ʁje/ 		cisailleraient
/si.zaj.ʁɛ/ or /si.zɑj.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 cisaille
/si.zaj/ or /si.zɑj/ 		cisailles
/si.zaj/ or /si.zɑj/ 		cisaille
/si.zaj/ or /si.zɑj/ 		cisaillions
/si.zaj.jɔ̃/ or /si.zɑj.jɔ̃/ 		cisailliez
/si.zaj.je/ or /si.zɑj.je/ 		cisaillent
/si.zaj/ or /si.zɑj/
imperfect2 cisaillasse
/si.za.jas/ or /si.zɑ.jas/ 		cisaillasses
/si.za.jas/ or /si.zɑ.jas/ 		cisaillât
/si.za.ja/ or /si.zɑ.ja/ 		cisaillassions
/si.za.ja.sjɔ̃/ or /si.zɑ.ja.sjɔ̃/ 		cisaillassiez
/si.za.ja.sje/ or /si.zɑ.ja.sje/ 		cisaillassent
/si.za.jas/ or /si.zɑ.jas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — cisaille
/si.zaj/ or /si.zɑj/ 		— cisaillons
/si.za.jɔ̃/ or /si.zɑ.jɔ̃/ 		cisaillez
/si.za.je/ or /si.zɑ.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:
past historic → present perfect
past anterior → pluperfect
imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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