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jeter

See also: Jeter

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French jeter, from Late Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

jeter

  1. (transitive) to throw
  2. (transitive) to throw away, to discard
    • 2015, Zaz, Si jamais j'oublie:
      Et s’il me prend l’envie d’ m’en aller, enferme-moi et jette la clé
      And if I feel like leaving, lock me up and throw away the key
  3. (card games) to throw away, discard
  4. (reflexive) to throw oneself (into, out of, etc.)
    L’Amazone se jette dans l’Océan Atlantique.

The Amazon empties into the Atlantic Ocean. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

  1. (reflexive, transitive with sur) to rush oneself onto something or someone

Conjugation edit

With the exception of appeler, jeter and their derived verbs, all verbs that used to double the consonants can now also be conjugated like amener.

Conjugation of jeter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple jeter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple jetant
/ʒə.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle jeté
/ʒə.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present jette
/ʒɛt/ 		jettes
/ʒɛt/ 		jette
/ʒɛt/ 		jetons
/ʒə.tɔ̃/ 		jetez
/ʒə.te/ 		jettent
/ʒɛt/
imperfect jetais
/ʒə.tɛ/ 		jetais
/ʒə.tɛ/ 		jetait
/ʒə.tɛ/ 		jetions
/ʒə.tjɔ̃/ 		jetiez
/ʒə.tje/ 		jetaient
/ʒə.tɛ/
past historic2 jetai
/ʒə.te/ 		jetas
/ʒə.ta/ 		jeta
/ʒə.ta/ 		jetâmes
/ʒə.tam/ 		jetâtes
/ʒə.tat/ 		jetèrent
/ʒə.tɛʁ/
future jetterai
/ʒɛ.tʁe/ or /ʒe.tʁe/ 		jetteras
/ʒɛ.tʁa/ or /ʒe.tʁa/ 		jettera
/ʒɛ.tʁa/ or /ʒe.tʁa/ 		jetterons
/ʒɛ.tʁɔ̃/ or /ʒe.tʁɔ̃/ 		jetterez
/ʒɛ.tʁe/ or /ʒe.tʁe/ 		jetteront
/ʒɛ.tʁɔ̃/ or /ʒe.tʁɔ̃/
conditional jetterais
/ʒɛ.tʁɛ/ or /ʒe.tʁɛ/ 		jetterais
/ʒɛ.tʁɛ/ or /ʒe.tʁɛ/ 		jetterait
/ʒɛ.tʁɛ/ or /ʒe.tʁɛ/ 		jetterions
/ʒɛ.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ʒe.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		jetteriez
/ʒɛ.tə.ʁje/ or /ʒe.tə.ʁje/ 		jetteraient
/ʒɛ.tʁɛ/ or /ʒe.tʁɛ/
(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 jette
/ʒɛt/ 		jettes
/ʒɛt/ 		jette
/ʒɛt/ 		jetions
/ʒə.tjɔ̃/ 		jetiez
/ʒə.tje/ 		jettent
/ʒɛt/
imperfect2 jetasse
/ʒə.tas/ 		jetasses
/ʒə.tas/ 		jetât
/ʒə.ta/ 		jetassions
/ʒə.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		jetassiez
/ʒə.ta.sje/ 		jetassent
/ʒə.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — jette
/ʒɛt/ 		— jetons
/ʒə.tɔ̃/ 		jetez
/ʒə.te/ 		—
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).

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre.

Verb edit

jeter

  1. to throw

Conjugation edit

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of jeter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive jeter avoir jeté
gerund en jetant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle jetant
past participle jeté
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present jet jetes jete jetons jetez jetent
imperfect jetoie, jeteie, jetoe, jeteve jetoies, jeteies, jetoes, jeteves jetoit, jeteit, jetot, jeteve jetiiens, jetiens jetiiez, jetiez jetoient, jeteient, jetoent, jetevent
preterite jetai jetas jeta jetames jetastes jeterent
future jeterai jeteras jetera jeterons jeteroiz, jetereiz, jeterez jeteront
conditional jeteroie, jetereie jeteroies, jetereies jeteroit, jetereit jeteriiens, jeteriens jeteriiez, jeteriez jeteroient, jetereient
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 jet jez jet jetons jetez jetent
imperfect jetasse jetasses jetast jetissons, jetissiens jetissoiz, jetissez, jetissiez jetassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— jete — jetons jetez —

Descendants edit

  • French: jeter
  • Norman: j'ter (Jersey)
  • →⇒ English: jet, jetsam, jut, jettison

Slovene edit

Noun edit

jeter

  1. genitive plural of jetra
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