éclipser

French

Etymology

From éclipse +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Verb

éclipser

  1. (astronomy) to eclipse
  2. (figuratively) to eclipse, to overshadow, to surpass
  3. (reflexive) to slip away, to escape

Conjugation
Conjugation of éclipser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple éclipser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple éclipsant
/e.klip.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle éclipsé
/e.klip.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present éclipse
/e.klips/		 éclipses
/e.klips/		 éclipse
/e.klips/		 éclipsons
/e.klip.sɔ̃/		 éclipsez
/e.klip.se/		 éclipsent
/e.klips/
imperfect éclipsais
/e.klip.sɛ/		 éclipsais
/e.klip.sɛ/		 éclipsait
/e.klip.sɛ/		 éclipsions
/e.klip.sjɔ̃/		 éclipsiez
/e.klip.sje/		 éclipsaient
/e.klip.sɛ/
past historic2 éclipsai
/e.klip.se/		 éclipsas
/e.klip.sa/		 éclipsa
/e.klip.sa/		 éclipsâmes
/e.klip.sam/		 éclipsâtes
/e.klip.sat/		 éclipsèrent
/e.klip.sɛʁ/
future éclipserai
/e.klip.sə.ʁe/		 éclipseras
/e.klip.sə.ʁa/		 éclipsera
/e.klip.sə.ʁa/		 éclipserons
/e.klip.sə.ʁɔ̃/		 éclipserez
/e.klip.sə.ʁe/		 éclipseront
/e.klip.sə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional éclipserais
/e.klip.sə.ʁɛ/		 éclipserais
/e.klip.sə.ʁɛ/		 éclipserait
/e.klip.sə.ʁɛ/		 éclipserions
/e.klip.sə.ʁjɔ̃/		 éclipseriez
/e.klip.sə.ʁje/		 éclipseraient
/e.klip.sə.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 éclipse
/e.klips/		 éclipses
/e.klips/		 éclipse
/e.klips/		 éclipsions
/e.klip.sjɔ̃/		 éclipsiez
/e.klip.sje/		 éclipsent
/e.klips/
imperfect2 éclipsasse
/e.klip.sas/		 éclipsasses
/e.klip.sas/		 éclipsât
/e.klip.sa/		 éclipsassions
/e.klip.sa.sjɔ̃/		 éclipsassiez
/e.klip.sa.sje/		 éclipsassent
/e.klip.sas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — éclipse
/e.klips/		 — éclipsons
/e.klip.sɔ̃/		 éclipsez
/e.klip.se/		 —
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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