renfermer

French

Etymology

From re- +‎ enfermer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.me/
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Verb

renfermer

  1. (transitive, dated) to lock again, to re-lock
  2. (transitive) to contain, encompass
  3. (reflexive) to withdraw into oneself

Conjugation

Conjugation of renfermer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple renfermer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple renfermant
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle renfermé
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.me/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present renferme
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁm/ 		renfermes
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁm/ 		renferme
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁm/ 		renfermons
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mɔ̃/ 		renfermez
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.me/ 		renferment
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁm/
imperfect renfermais
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mɛ/ 		renfermais
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mɛ/ 		renfermait
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mɛ/ 		renfermions
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mjɔ̃/ 		renfermiez
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mje/ 		renfermaient
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mɛ/
past historic2 renfermai
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.me/ 		renfermas
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.ma/ 		renferma
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.ma/ 		renfermâmes
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mam/ 		renfermâtes
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mat/ 		renfermèrent
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mɛʁ/
future renfermerai
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mə.ʁe/ 		renfermeras
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mə.ʁa/ 		renfermera
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mə.ʁa/ 		renfermerons
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mə.ʁɔ̃/ 		renfermerez
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mə.ʁe/ 		renfermeront
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional renfermerais
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mə.ʁɛ/ 		renfermerais
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mə.ʁɛ/ 		renfermerait
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mə.ʁɛ/ 		renfermerions
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		renfermeriez
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mə.ʁje/ 		renfermeraient
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mə.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 renferme
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁm/ 		renfermes
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁm/ 		renferme
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁm/ 		renfermions
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mjɔ̃/ 		renfermiez
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mje/ 		renferment
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁm/
imperfect2 renfermasse
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mas/ 		renfermasses
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mas/ 		renfermât
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.ma/ 		renfermassions
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.ma.sjɔ̃/ 		renfermassiez
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.ma.sje/ 		renfermassent
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — renferme
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁm/ 		— renfermons
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.mɔ̃/ 		renfermez
/ʁɑ̃.fɛʁ.me/ 		—
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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