convoquer

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convocāre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.vɔ.ke/
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Verb

convoquer

  1. to convene, convoke (invite together)
  2. to summon, call (call up), invite
  3. (law) to summon; to summons
    • 2020 July 24, “Acquitté après avoir bloqué un radar mobile à Remich… avec sa voiture”, in Le Quotidien:
      Parce qu’il s’était garé le 11 avril 2019 devant un radar mobile sur la N2 à Remich après s’être fait flasher, un jeune homme de 34 ans était convoqué devant le tribunal correctionnel.
      Because he parked in front of a speed camera on the N2 in Remich on April 11, 2019 after being flashed, a 34 year old man was summonsed to court.

Conjugation
Conjugation of convoquer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple convoquer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple convoquant
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle convoqué
/kɔ̃.vɔ.ke/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present convoque
/kɔ̃.vɔk/		 convoques
/kɔ̃.vɔk/		 convoque
/kɔ̃.vɔk/		 convoquons
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kɔ̃/		 convoquez
/kɔ̃.vɔ.ke/		 convoquent
/kɔ̃.vɔk/
imperfect convoquais
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kɛ/		 convoquais
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kɛ/		 convoquait
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kɛ/		 convoquions
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kjɔ̃/		 convoquiez
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kje/		 convoquaient
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kɛ/
past historic2 convoquai
/kɔ̃.vɔ.ke/		 convoquas
/kɔ̃.vɔ.ka/		 convoqua
/kɔ̃.vɔ.ka/		 convoquâmes
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kam/		 convoquâtes
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kat/		 convoquèrent
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kɛʁ/
future convoquerai
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kʁe/		 convoqueras
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kʁa/		 convoquera
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kʁa/		 convoquerons
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kʁɔ̃/		 convoquerez
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kʁe/		 convoqueront
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kʁɔ̃/
conditional convoquerais
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kʁɛ/		 convoquerais
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kʁɛ/		 convoquerait
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kʁɛ/		 convoquerions
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kə.ʁjɔ̃/		 convoqueriez
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kə.ʁje/		 convoqueraient
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kʁɛ/
(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 convoque
/kɔ̃.vɔk/		 convoques
/kɔ̃.vɔk/		 convoque
/kɔ̃.vɔk/		 convoquions
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kjɔ̃/		 convoquiez
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kje/		 convoquent
/kɔ̃.vɔk/
imperfect2 convoquasse
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kas/		 convoquasses
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kas/		 convoquât
/kɔ̃.vɔ.ka/		 convoquassions
/kɔ̃.vɔ.ka.sjɔ̃/		 convoquassiez
/kɔ̃.vɔ.ka.sje/		 convoquassent
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — convoque
/kɔ̃.vɔk/		 — convoquons
/kɔ̃.vɔ.kɔ̃/		 convoquez
/kɔ̃.vɔ.ke/		 —
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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