basculer

French

Etymology

bas + cul + -er

Pronunciation

• IPA: /baskyle/

Verb

basculer

1. (intransitive) to topple, to tip over
2. (intransitive) to sway from side to side
3. (intransitive, figuratively, of a life or situation) to fall apart, to turn upsidedown
4. (transitive) to transfer (e.g. a call)
5. (transitive) to tip over, to tip up
6. (computing, ~ sur) to fail over

Conjugation

   Conjugation of basculer (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		basculer			avoir basculé
gerund		en basculant			en ayant basculé
present participle		basculant
past participle		basculé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	bascule	bascules	bascule	basculons	basculez	basculent
	imperfect	basculais	basculais	basculait	basculions	basculiez	basculaient
	past historic1	basculai	basculas	bascula	basculâmes	basculâtes	basculèrent
	future	basculerai	basculeras	basculera	basculerons	basculerez	basculeront
	conditional	basculerais	basculerais	basculerait	basculerions	basculeriez	basculeraient
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	bascule	bascules	bascule	basculions	basculiez	basculent
	imperfect1	basculasse	basculasses	basculât	basculassions	basculassiez	basculassent
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	–
		—	bascule	—	basculons	basculez	—
1literary tenses

Related terms

• basculable
• basculage
• bascule
• basculement

Anagrams

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