gonfler

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cōnflāre. Compare Italian gonfiare.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɔ̃.fle/
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Verb

gonfler

  1. (transitive) to inflate, to blow up
    Antonym: dégonfler
  2. (intransitive) to swell, to puff up
  3. (transitive, informal) to get on someone's nerves
    Synonyms: saouler, peler, taper sur le système, casser les pieds
    Ça me gonfle. ― That bugs me.

Conjugation
Conjugation of gonfler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple gonfler
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple gonflant
/ɡɔ̃.flɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle gonflé
/ɡɔ̃.fle/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present gonfle
/ɡɔ̃fl/		 gonfles
/ɡɔ̃fl/		 gonfle
/ɡɔ̃fl/		 gonflons
/ɡɔ̃.flɔ̃/		 gonflez
/ɡɔ̃.fle/		 gonflent
/ɡɔ̃fl/
imperfect gonflais
/ɡɔ̃.flɛ/		 gonflais
/ɡɔ̃.flɛ/		 gonflait
/ɡɔ̃.flɛ/		 gonflions
/ɡɔ̃.fli.jɔ̃/		 gonfliez
/ɡɔ̃.fli.je/		 gonflaient
/ɡɔ̃.flɛ/
past historic2 gonflai
/ɡɔ̃.fle/		 gonflas
/ɡɔ̃.fla/		 gonfla
/ɡɔ̃.fla/		 gonflâmes
/ɡɔ̃.flam/		 gonflâtes
/ɡɔ̃.flat/		 gonflèrent
/ɡɔ̃.flɛʁ/
future gonflerai
/ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁe/		 gonfleras
/ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁa/		 gonflera
/ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁa/		 gonflerons
/ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁɔ̃/		 gonflerez
/ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁe/		 gonfleront
/ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional gonflerais
/ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁɛ/		 gonflerais
/ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁɛ/		 gonflerait
/ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁɛ/		 gonflerions
/ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁjɔ̃/		 gonfleriez
/ɡɔ̃.flə.ʁje/		 gonfleraient
/ɡɔ̃.flə.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 gonfle
/ɡɔ̃fl/		 gonfles
/ɡɔ̃fl/		 gonfle
/ɡɔ̃fl/		 gonflions
/ɡɔ̃.fli.jɔ̃/		 gonfliez
/ɡɔ̃.fli.je/		 gonflent
/ɡɔ̃fl/
imperfect2 gonflasse
/ɡɔ̃.flas/		 gonflasses
/ɡɔ̃.flas/		 gonflât
/ɡɔ̃.fla/		 gonflassions
/ɡɔ̃.fla.sjɔ̃/		 gonflassiez
/ɡɔ̃.fla.sje/		 gonflassent
/ɡɔ̃.flas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — gonfle
/ɡɔ̃fl/		 — gonflons
/ɡɔ̃.flɔ̃/		 gonflez
/ɡɔ̃.fle/		 —
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

Descendants
  • Romanian: gonfla

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