siffloter

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From siffler (“to whistle”) +‎ -oter.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /si.flɔ.te/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb[edit]

siffloter

  1. (intransitive) to whistle (carelessly)

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of siffloter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple siffloter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple sifflotant
/si.flɔ.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle siffloté
/si.flɔ.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present sifflote
/si.flɔt/ 		sifflotes
/si.flɔt/ 		sifflote
/si.flɔt/ 		sifflotons
/si.flɔ.tɔ̃/ 		sifflotez
/si.flɔ.te/ 		sifflotent
/si.flɔt/
imperfect sifflotais
/si.flɔ.tɛ/ 		sifflotais
/si.flɔ.tɛ/ 		sifflotait
/si.flɔ.tɛ/ 		sifflotions
/si.flɔ.tjɔ̃/ 		sifflotiez
/si.flɔ.tje/ 		sifflotaient
/si.flɔ.tɛ/
past historic2 sifflotai
/si.flɔ.te/ 		sifflotas
/si.flɔ.ta/ 		sifflota
/si.flɔ.ta/ 		sifflotâmes
/si.flɔ.tam/ 		sifflotâtes
/si.flɔ.tat/ 		sifflotèrent
/si.flɔ.tɛʁ/
future siffloterai
/si.flɔ.tʁe/ 		siffloteras
/si.flɔ.tʁa/ 		sifflotera
/si.flɔ.tʁa/ 		siffloterons
/si.flɔ.tʁɔ̃/ 		siffloterez
/si.flɔ.tʁe/ 		siffloteront
/si.flɔ.tʁɔ̃/
conditional siffloterais
/si.flɔ.tʁɛ/ 		siffloterais
/si.flɔ.tʁɛ/ 		siffloterait
/si.flɔ.tʁɛ/ 		siffloterions
/si.flɔ.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		siffloteriez
/si.flɔ.tə.ʁje/ 		siffloteraient
/si.flɔ.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 sifflote
/si.flɔt/ 		sifflotes
/si.flɔt/ 		sifflote
/si.flɔt/ 		sifflotions
/si.flɔ.tjɔ̃/ 		sifflotiez
/si.flɔ.tje/ 		sifflotent
/si.flɔt/
imperfect2 sifflotasse
/si.flɔ.tas/ 		sifflotasses
/si.flɔ.tas/ 		sifflotât
/si.flɔ.ta/ 		sifflotassions
/si.flɔ.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		sifflotassiez
/si.flɔ.ta.sje/ 		sifflotassent
/si.flɔ.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — sifflote
/si.flɔt/ 		— sifflotons
/si.flɔ.tɔ̃/ 		sifflotez
/si.flɔ.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).

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