respirer

English

Noun

respirer (plural respirers)

  1. An organism that respires.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French respirer, from Old French respirer, borrowed from Latin respīrāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

respirer

  1. to breathe
    • 2003, Mickey 3D, Respire:
      Il faut que tu respires
      Et ça c’est rien de le dire
      Tu vas pas mourir de rire
      Et c’est pas rien de le dire
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation
Conjugation of respirer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple respirer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple respirant
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle respiré
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present respire
/ʁɛs.piʁ/		 respires
/ʁɛs.piʁ/		 respire
/ʁɛs.piʁ/		 respirons
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁɔ̃/		 respirez
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁe/		 respirent
/ʁɛs.piʁ/
imperfect respirais
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁɛ/		 respirais
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁɛ/		 respirait
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁɛ/		 respirions
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁjɔ̃/		 respiriez
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁje/		 respiraient
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁɛ/
past historic2 respirai
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁe/		 respiras
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁa/		 respira
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁa/		 respirâmes
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁam/		 respirâtes
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁat/		 respirèrent
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁɛʁ/
future respirerai
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁə.ʁe/		 respireras
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁə.ʁa/		 respirera
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁə.ʁa/		 respirerons
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/		 respirerez
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁə.ʁe/		 respireront
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional respirerais
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁə.ʁɛ/		 respirerais
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁə.ʁɛ/		 respirerait
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁə.ʁɛ/		 respirerions
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/		 respireriez
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁə.ʁje/		 respireraient
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁə.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 respire
/ʁɛs.piʁ/		 respires
/ʁɛs.piʁ/		 respire
/ʁɛs.piʁ/		 respirions
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁjɔ̃/		 respiriez
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁje/		 respirent
/ʁɛs.piʁ/
imperfect2 respirasse
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁas/		 respirasses
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁas/		 respirât
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁa/		 respirassions
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃/		 respirassiez
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.sje/		 respirassent
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — respire
/ʁɛs.piʁ/		 — respirons
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁɔ̃/		 respirez
/ʁɛs.pi.ʁe/		 —
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

References

Further reading

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

respīrer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of respīrō

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French respirer.

Verb

respirer

  1. to breathe

Conjugation
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of respirer
infinitive simple respirer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple respirant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle respiré
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present respire respires respire respirons respirez respirent
imperfect respirois, respiroys respirois, respiroys respiroit, respiroyt respirions, respiryons respiriez, respiryez respiroient, respiroyent
past historic respira respiras respira respirasmes respirastes respirerent
future respirerai, respireray respireras respirera respirerons respirerez respireront
conditional respirerois, respireroys respirerois, respireroys respireroit, respireroyt respirerions, respireryons respireriez, respireryez respireroient, respireroyent
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present respire respires respire respirons respirez respirent
imperfect respirasse respirasses respirast respirassions respirassiez respirassent
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — respire — respirons respirez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants
  • French: respirer

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin respīrāre, present active infinitive of respīrō.

Verb

respirer

  1. to respire; to breathe
  2. (figuratively) to come back to life
  3. (transitive) to revive (someone)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of respirer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive respirer avoir respiré
gerund en respirant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle respirant
past participle respiré
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present respir respires respire respirons respirez respirent
imperfect respiroie, respireie, respiroe, respireve respiroies, respireies, respiroes, respireves respiroit, respireit, respirot, respireve respiriiens, respiriens respiriiez, respiriez respiroient, respireient, respiroent, respirevent
preterite respirai respiras respira respirames respirastes respirerent
future respirerai respireras respirera respirerons respireroiz, respirereiz, respirerez respireront
conditional respireroie, respirereie respireroies, respirereies respireroit, respirereit respireriiens, respireriens respireriiez, respireriez respireroient, respirereient
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 respir respirs respirt respirons respirez respirent
imperfect respirasse respirasses respirast respirissons, respirissiens respirissoiz, respirissez, respirissiez respirassent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— respire — respirons respirez —

Descendants
Descendants of respirer in other languages

References
  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (respirer, supplement)

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin respīrō, respīrāre.

Verb

respirer

  1. (Puter) to breathe

Synonyms

Walloon

Etymology

From Old French respirer, a borrowing from Latin respīrō, respīrāre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʀɛspiʀe/

Verb

respirer

  1. to breathe

Conjugation
   —         —   Conjugation of the verb respirer in Walloon   —   Codjowaedje do viebe respirer e walon
infinitive respirer
gerund respirant
auxiliary aveur
past participle masculine feminine
singular respiré respireye
plural respirés respireyes
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative dji (dj') ti (t') i (il) / ele dji (dj') / nos vos i (il)
present respire respires respire respirans respirez respirnut or respirèt
imperfect respiréve respiréves respiréve respiréns respirîz respirént
preterit respira respiras respira respirîs respirîz respirît
future respirrè respirrès respirrè respirrans respirroz respirront
conditional respirreu respirreus respirreut respirréns respirrîz respirrént
subjunctive ki dj' ki t' k' i (il) / k' ele ki dj' / ki nos ki vos k' i (il)
present respire respires respire respiranxhe respiroxhe respirnuxhe or respirèxhe
imperfect respiraxhe respiraxhes respiraxhe respirénxhe respirîxhe respirénxhe
imperative — ti — dji / nos vos —
affirmative respire! respirans! respirez!
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