menotter

French

Etymology

From menotte +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Verb

menotter

  1. to handcuff

Conjugation

Conjugation of menotter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple menotter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple menottant
/mə.nɔ.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle menotté
/mə.nɔ.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present menotte
/mə.nɔt/ 		menottes
/mə.nɔt/ 		menotte
/mə.nɔt/ 		menottons
/mə.nɔ.tɔ̃/ 		menottez
/mə.nɔ.te/ 		menottent
/mə.nɔt/
imperfect menottais
/mə.nɔ.tɛ/ 		menottais
/mə.nɔ.tɛ/ 		menottait
/mə.nɔ.tɛ/ 		menottions
/mə.nɔ.tjɔ̃/ 		menottiez
/mə.nɔ.tje/ 		menottaient
/mə.nɔ.tɛ/
past historic2 menottai
/mə.nɔ.te/ 		menottas
/mə.nɔ.ta/ 		menotta
/mə.nɔ.ta/ 		menottâmes
/mə.nɔ.tam/ 		menottâtes
/mə.nɔ.tat/ 		menottèrent
/mə.nɔ.tɛʁ/
future menotterai
/mə.nɔ.tʁe/ 		menotteras
/mə.nɔ.tʁa/ 		menottera
/mə.nɔ.tʁa/ 		menotterons
/mə.nɔ.tʁɔ̃/ 		menotterez
/mə.nɔ.tʁe/ 		menotteront
/mə.nɔ.tʁɔ̃/
conditional menotterais
/mə.nɔ.tʁɛ/ 		menotterais
/mə.nɔ.tʁɛ/ 		menotterait
/mə.nɔ.tʁɛ/ 		menotterions
/mə.nɔ.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		menotteriez
/mə.nɔ.tə.ʁje/ 		menotteraient
/mə.nɔ.tʁɛ/
(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 menotte
/mə.nɔt/ 		menottes
/mə.nɔt/ 		menotte
/mə.nɔt/ 		menottions
/mə.nɔ.tjɔ̃/ 		menottiez
/mə.nɔ.tje/ 		menottent
/mə.nɔt/
imperfect2 menottasse
/mə.nɔ.tas/ 		menottasses
/mə.nɔ.tas/ 		menottât
/mə.nɔ.ta/ 		menottassions
/mə.nɔ.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		menottassiez
/mə.nɔ.ta.sje/ 		menottassent
/mə.nɔ.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — menotte
/mə.nɔt/ 		— menottons
/mə.nɔ.tɔ̃/ 		menottez
/mə.nɔ.te/ 		—
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).

Derived terms

  • démenotter

Further reading

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