jaser

See also: jàser and jäser

French

Etymology

Probably ultimately onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒa.ze/ ~ /ʒɑ.ze/
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Verb

jaser

  1. to chat, to gossip

Conjugation

Conjugation of jaser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple jaser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple jasant
/ʒa.zɑ̃/ or /ʒɑ.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle jasé
/ʒa.ze/ or /ʒɑ.ze/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present jase
/ʒaz/ or /ʒɑz/ 		jases
/ʒaz/ or /ʒɑz/ 		jase
/ʒaz/ or /ʒɑz/ 		jasons
/ʒa.zɔ̃/ or /ʒɑ.zɔ̃/ 		jasez
/ʒa.ze/ or /ʒɑ.ze/ 		jasent
/ʒaz/ or /ʒɑz/
imperfect jasais
/ʒa.zɛ/ or /ʒɑ.zɛ/ 		jasais
/ʒa.zɛ/ or /ʒɑ.zɛ/ 		jasait
/ʒa.zɛ/ or /ʒɑ.zɛ/ 		jasions
/ʒa.zjɔ̃/ or /ʒɑ.zjɔ̃/ 		jasiez
/ʒa.zje/ or /ʒɑ.zje/ 		jasaient
/ʒa.zɛ/ or /ʒɑ.zɛ/
past historic2 jasai
/ʒa.ze/ or /ʒɑ.ze/ 		jasas
/ʒa.za/ or /ʒɑ.za/ 		jasa
/ʒa.za/ or /ʒɑ.za/ 		jasâmes
/ʒa.zam/ or /ʒɑ.zam/ 		jasâtes
/ʒa.zat/ or /ʒɑ.zat/ 		jasèrent
/ʒa.zɛʁ/ or /ʒɑ.zɛʁ/
future jaserai
/ʒaz.ʁe/ or /ʒɑz.ʁe/ 		jaseras
/ʒaz.ʁa/ or /ʒɑz.ʁa/ 		jasera
/ʒaz.ʁa/ or /ʒɑz.ʁa/ 		jaserons
/ʒaz.ʁɔ̃/ or /ʒɑz.ʁɔ̃/ 		jaserez
/ʒaz.ʁe/ or /ʒɑz.ʁe/ 		jaseront
/ʒaz.ʁɔ̃/ or /ʒɑz.ʁɔ̃/
conditional jaserais
/ʒaz.ʁɛ/ or /ʒɑz.ʁɛ/ 		jaserais
/ʒaz.ʁɛ/ or /ʒɑz.ʁɛ/ 		jaserait
/ʒaz.ʁɛ/ or /ʒɑz.ʁɛ/ 		jaserions
/ʒa.zə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ʒɑ.zə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		jaseriez
/ʒa.zə.ʁje/ or /ʒɑ.zə.ʁje/ 		jaseraient
/ʒaz.ʁɛ/ or /ʒɑz.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 jase
/ʒaz/ or /ʒɑz/ 		jases
/ʒaz/ or /ʒɑz/ 		jase
/ʒaz/ or /ʒɑz/ 		jasions
/ʒa.zjɔ̃/ or /ʒɑ.zjɔ̃/ 		jasiez
/ʒa.zje/ or /ʒɑ.zje/ 		jasent
/ʒaz/ or /ʒɑz/
imperfect2 jasasse
/ʒa.zas/ or /ʒɑ.zas/ 		jasasses
/ʒa.zas/ or /ʒɑ.zas/ 		jasât
/ʒa.za/ or /ʒɑ.za/ 		jasassions
/ʒa.za.sjɔ̃/ or /ʒɑ.za.sjɔ̃/ 		jasassiez
/ʒa.za.sje/ or /ʒɑ.za.sje/ 		jasassent
/ʒa.zas/ or /ʒɑ.zas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — jase
/ʒaz/ or /ʒɑz/ 		— jasons
/ʒa.zɔ̃/ or /ʒɑ.zɔ̃/ 		jasez
/ʒa.ze/ or /ʒɑ.ze/ 		—
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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