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changer

English edit

Etymology edit

change +‎ -er

Pronunciation edit

  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun edit

changer (plural changers)

  1. Someone or something who changes things.
  2. Someone or something that changes or transforms itself.
  3. A person employed in changing or discounting money.

Usage notes edit

  • Usually used together with another noun, eg, automatic tool changer, shape changer, mind changer.

Derived terms edit

French edit

Etymology edit

From Old French changier. Cognate with Norman changi, Walloon candjî.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

changer

  1. (transitive) to exchange (something)
  2. (transitive) to change (money, a job, one's circumstances etc.)
  3. (transitive) to change, alter (something en into)
  4. (transitive) to change (a diaper)
  5. (intransitive) to change
  6. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to change (one's clothes), get changed

Conjugation edit

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written change- 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 changer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple changer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple changeant
/ʃɑ̃.ʒɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle changé
/ʃɑ̃.ʒe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present change
/ʃɑ̃ʒ/ 		changes
/ʃɑ̃ʒ/ 		change
/ʃɑ̃ʒ/ 		changeons
/ʃɑ̃.ʒɔ̃/ 		changez
/ʃɑ̃.ʒe/ 		changent
/ʃɑ̃ʒ/
imperfect changeais
/ʃɑ̃.ʒɛ/ 		changeais
/ʃɑ̃.ʒɛ/ 		changeait
/ʃɑ̃.ʒɛ/ 		changions
/ʃɑ̃.ʒjɔ̃/ 		changiez
/ʃɑ̃.ʒje/ 		changeaient
/ʃɑ̃.ʒɛ/
past historic2 changeai
/ʃɑ̃.ʒe/ 		changeas
/ʃɑ̃.ʒa/ 		changea
/ʃɑ̃.ʒa/ 		changeâmes
/ʃɑ̃.ʒam/ 		changeâtes
/ʃɑ̃.ʒat/ 		changèrent
/ʃɑ̃.ʒɛʁ/
future changerai
/ʃɑ̃ʒ.ʁe/ 		changeras
/ʃɑ̃ʒ.ʁa/ 		changera
/ʃɑ̃ʒ.ʁa/ 		changerons
/ʃɑ̃ʒ.ʁɔ̃/ 		changerez
/ʃɑ̃ʒ.ʁe/ 		changeront
/ʃɑ̃ʒ.ʁɔ̃/
conditional changerais
/ʃɑ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/ 		changerais
/ʃɑ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/ 		changerait
/ʃɑ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/ 		changerions
/ʃɑ̃.ʒə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		changeriez
/ʃɑ̃.ʒə.ʁje/ 		changeraient
/ʃɑ̃ʒ.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 change
/ʃɑ̃ʒ/ 		changes
/ʃɑ̃ʒ/ 		change
/ʃɑ̃ʒ/ 		changions
/ʃɑ̃.ʒjɔ̃/ 		changiez
/ʃɑ̃.ʒje/ 		changent
/ʃɑ̃ʒ/
imperfect2 changeasse
/ʃɑ̃.ʒas/ 		changeasses
/ʃɑ̃.ʒas/ 		changeât
/ʃɑ̃.ʒa/ 		changeassions
/ʃɑ̃.ʒa.sjɔ̃/ 		changeassiez
/ʃɑ̃.ʒa.sje/ 		changeassent
/ʃɑ̃.ʒas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — change
/ʃɑ̃ʒ/ 		— changeons
/ʃɑ̃.ʒɔ̃/ 		changez
/ʃɑ̃.ʒe/ 		—
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 edit

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Further reading edit

Old French edit

Verb edit

changer

  1. Alternative form of changier

Conjugation edit

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. In addition, g becomes j before an a or an o to keep the /dʒ/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of changer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive changer avoir changé
gerund en chanjant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle chanjant
past participle changé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present change changes change chanjons changez changent
imperfect chanjoie, changeie, chanjoe, changeve chanjoies, changeies, chanjoes, changeves chanjoit, changeit, chanjot, changeve changiiens, changiens changiiez, changiez chanjoient, changeient, chanjoent, changevent
preterite chanjai chanjas chanja chanjames chanjastes changerent
future changerai changeras changera changerons changeroiz, changereiz, changerez changeront
conditional changeroie, changereie changeroies, changereies changeroit, changereit changeriiens, changeriens changeriiez, changeriez changeroient, changereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present change changes change chanjons changez changent
imperfect chanjasse chanjasses chanjast changissons, changissiens changissoiz, changissez, changissiez chanjassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— change — chanjons changez —
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