allonger

French

Etymology

From long or a Vulgar Latin root *allongare, from ad + Late Latin longare, from Latin longus.

Pronunciation

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Verb

allonger

1. (transitive) to lay down
2. (transitive) to lengthen, to make longer, to extend
3. (transitive) to extend out, to stretch
4. (intransitive, of days) to lengthen
5. (reflexive) to grow, to get longer
6. (reflexive) to stretch out
7. (reflexive) To lie, to lie down

Related terms

• allongé
• allongement
• long/longue

Conjugation

• This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written allonge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /ʒ/ and not a “hard” /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

   Conjugation of allonger (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		allonger			avoir allongé
gerund		en allongeant			en ayant allongé
present participle		allongeant
past participle		allongé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	allonge	allonges	allonge	allongeons	allongez	allongent
	imperfect	allongeais	allongeais	allongeait	allongions	allongiez	allongeaient
	past historic1	allongeai	allongeas	allongea	allongeâmes	allongeâtes	allongèrent
	future	allongerai	allongeras	allongera	allongerons	allongerez	allongeront
	conditional	allongerais	allongerais	allongerait	allongerions	allongeriez	allongeraient
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	allonge	allonges	allonge	allongions	allongiez	allongent
	imperfect1	allongeasse	allongeasses	allongeât	allongeassions	allongeassiez	allongeassent
compound tenses	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	–
		—	allonge	—	allongeons	allongez	—
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Anagrams

• rallonge, rallongé