changer

English

Etymology

change +‎ -er

Noun

changer (plural changers)

1. Someone or something who changes things.

Usage notes

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

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ʃɑ̃.ʒe/, X-SAMPA: /SA~.Ze/
• Homophones: changeai, changé, changée, changées, changés, changez

Etymology

From Old French changier, from Late Latin cambiāre < Latin cambīre, present active infinitive of cambio. Cognates include Spanish, Occitan cambiar and Italian cambiare.

Verb

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. (intransitive) to change
5. (pronominal) to change (one's clothes), get changed

Conjugation

• 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)

		simple			compound
infinitive		changer			avoir changé
gerund		en changeant			en ayant changé
present participle		changeant
past participle		changé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	change	changes	change	changeons	changez	changent
	imperfect	changeais	changeais	changeait	changions	changiez	changeaient
	past historic1	changeai	changeas	changea	changeâmes	changeâtes	changèrent
	future	changerai	changeras	changera	changerons	changerez	changeront
	conditional	changerais	changerais	changerait	changerions	changeriez	changeraient
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	change	changes	change	changions	changiez	changent
	imperfect1	changeasse	changeasses	changeât	changeassions	changeassiez	changeassent
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	–
		—	change	—	changeons	changez	—
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Related terms

change changeable changement changeur

échange échanger inchangé

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Old French

Adjective

changer

1. Alternative form of changier.

Conjugation

• This verb is part of an group of -er verbs, for which ‘g’ is softened to a ‘j’ before the vowels ‘a’ and ‘o’ to keep the /dʒ/ sound in tact. 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, changez
gerund		en chanjant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		chanjant
past participle		changé, changez
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jeo, jou	tu	il	nos, nous	vos, vous	ils
simple tenses	present	change	changes	change	chanjons	changez, changés	changent
	imperfect	chanjoe, changeie, chanjoie	chanjoes, changeies, chanjoies	chanjot, changeit, chanjoit	changions, changiions	changiez, changiiez	chanjoent, changient, chanjoient
	past historic	chanja	chanjas	chanja	chanjames	chanjastes	changerent
	future	changerai	changeras	changera	changerons	changerez, changereiz	changeront
	conditional	changeroe, changereie, changeroie	changeroes, changereied, changeroied	changerot, changereie, changeroie	changerions, changeriions	changeriez, changeriiez	changeroent, changereient, changeroient
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 anterior	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 jeo, jou	que tu	qu’il	que nos, nous	que vos, vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	change	changes	change	chanjons	changez	changent
	imperfect	chanjasse	chanjasses	chanjast	changissons	changissez, changissiez	chanjassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos, nous	vos, vous	–
		—	change	—	chanjons	changez	—