ramasser

See also: ramâsser

French

Etymology

From r- +‎ amasser.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁa.ma.se/, /ʁa.mɑ.se/
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Verb

ramasser

  1. (transitive) to pick up; to collect, gather
    Synonyms: cueillir, rassembler
  2. (reflexive) to huddle up, to crouch
    Synonym: se pelotonner

Conjugation
Conjugation of ramasser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple ramasser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple ramassant
/ʁa.ma.sɑ̃/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle ramassé
/ʁa.ma.se/ or /ʁa.mɑ.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present ramasse
/ʁa.mas/ or /ʁa.mɑs/		 ramasses
/ʁa.mas/ or /ʁa.mɑs/		 ramasse
/ʁa.mas/ or /ʁa.mɑs/		 ramassons
/ʁa.ma.sɔ̃/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sɔ̃/		 ramassez
/ʁa.ma.se/ or /ʁa.mɑ.se/		 ramassent
/ʁa.mas/ or /ʁa.mɑs/
imperfect ramassais
/ʁa.ma.sɛ/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sɛ/		 ramassais
/ʁa.ma.sɛ/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sɛ/		 ramassait
/ʁa.ma.sɛ/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sɛ/		 ramassions
/ʁa.ma.sjɔ̃/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sjɔ̃/		 ramassiez
/ʁa.ma.sje/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sje/		 ramassaient
/ʁa.ma.sɛ/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sɛ/
past historic2 ramassai
/ʁa.ma.se/ or /ʁa.mɑ.se/		 ramassas
/ʁa.ma.sa/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sa/		 ramassa
/ʁa.ma.sa/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sa/		 ramassâmes
/ʁa.ma.sam/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sam/		 ramassâtes
/ʁa.ma.sat/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sat/		 ramassèrent
/ʁa.ma.sɛʁ/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sɛʁ/
future ramasserai
/ʁa.ma.sʁe/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sʁe/		 ramasseras
/ʁa.ma.sʁa/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sʁa/		 ramassera
/ʁa.ma.sʁa/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sʁa/		 ramasserons
/ʁa.ma.sʁɔ̃/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sʁɔ̃/		 ramasserez
/ʁa.ma.sʁe/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sʁe/		 ramasseront
/ʁa.ma.sʁɔ̃/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sʁɔ̃/
conditional ramasserais
/ʁa.ma.sʁɛ/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sʁɛ/		 ramasserais
/ʁa.ma.sʁɛ/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sʁɛ/		 ramasserait
/ʁa.ma.sʁɛ/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sʁɛ/		 ramasserions
/ʁa.ma.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/		 ramasseriez
/ʁa.ma.sə.ʁje/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sə.ʁje/		 ramasseraient
/ʁa.ma.sʁɛ/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sʁɛ/
(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 ramasse
/ʁa.mas/ or /ʁa.mɑs/		 ramasses
/ʁa.mas/ or /ʁa.mɑs/		 ramasse
/ʁa.mas/ or /ʁa.mɑs/		 ramassions
/ʁa.ma.sjɔ̃/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sjɔ̃/		 ramassiez
/ʁa.ma.sje/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sje/		 ramassent
/ʁa.mas/ or /ʁa.mɑs/
imperfect2 ramassasse
/ʁa.ma.sas/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sas/		 ramassasses
/ʁa.ma.sas/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sas/		 ramassât
/ʁa.ma.sa/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sa/		 ramassassions
/ʁa.ma.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sa.sjɔ̃/		 ramassassiez
/ʁa.ma.sa.sje/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sa.sje/		 ramassassent
/ʁa.ma.sas/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — ramasse
/ʁa.mas/ or /ʁa.mɑs/		 — ramassons
/ʁa.ma.sɔ̃/ or /ʁa.mɑ.sɔ̃/		 ramassez
/ʁa.ma.se/ or /ʁa.mɑ.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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