aboyer

French

Etymology

From Old French abayer, abaüer, probably of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Latin baubari, Italian abbaiare.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.bwa.je/
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Verb

aboyer

  1. (intransitive, of a dog) to bark
  2. (intransitive) to scream at or inveigh against somebody
  3. (transitive, usually derogatory) to scream or yell in short bouts; to bark
    Il aboie des ordres sans s’arrêter pour respirer
    He barks orders without pausing to breathe.

Usage notes
  • To mark the target of the barking, the usual preposition is après; less common is contre, while à is dated.

Conjugation

This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'.

Conjugation of aboyer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple aboyer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple aboyant
/a.bwa.jɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle aboyé
/a.bwa.je/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present aboie
/a.bwa/		 aboies
/a.bwa/		 aboie
/a.bwa/		 aboyons
/a.bwa.jɔ̃/		 aboyez
/a.bwa.je/		 aboient
/a.bwa/
imperfect aboyais
/a.bwa.jɛ/		 aboyais
/a.bwa.jɛ/		 aboyait
/a.bwa.jɛ/		 aboyions
/a.bwaj.jɔ̃/		 aboyiez
/a.bwaj.je/		 aboyaient
/a.bwa.jɛ/
past historic2 aboyai
/a.bwa.je/		 aboyas
/a.bwa.ja/		 aboya
/a.bwa.ja/		 aboyâmes
/a.bwa.jam/		 aboyâtes
/a.bwa.jat/		 aboyèrent
/a.bwa.jɛʁ/
future aboierai
/a.bwa.ʁe/		 aboieras
/a.bwa.ʁa/		 aboiera
/a.bwa.ʁa/		 aboierons
/a.bwa.ʁɔ̃/		 aboierez
/a.bwa.ʁe/		 aboieront
/a.bwa.ʁɔ̃/
conditional aboierais
/a.bwa.ʁɛ/		 aboierais
/a.bwa.ʁɛ/		 aboierait
/a.bwa.ʁɛ/		 aboierions
/a.bwa.ʁjɔ̃/		 aboieriez
/a.bwa.ʁje/		 aboieraient
/a.bwa.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 aboie
/a.bwa/		 aboies
/a.bwa/		 aboie
/a.bwa/		 aboyions
/a.bwaj.jɔ̃/		 aboyiez
/a.bwaj.je/		 aboient
/a.bwa/
imperfect2 aboyasse
/a.bwa.jas/		 aboyasses
/a.bwa.jas/		 aboyât
/a.bwa.ja/		 aboyassions
/a.bwa.ja.sjɔ̃/		 aboyassiez
/a.bwa.ja.sje/		 aboyassent
/a.bwa.jas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — aboie
/a.bwa/		 — aboyons
/a.bwa.jɔ̃/		 aboyez
/a.bwa.je/		 —
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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