vexer

English

Etymology

vex +‎ -er

Noun

vexer (plural vexers)

  1. One who vexes; one who annoys

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vēxāre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛk.se/
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Verb

vexer

  1. to irritate; to annoy
  2. to offend, to hurt

Conjugation
Conjugation of vexer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple vexer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple vexant
/vɛk.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle vexé
/vɛk.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present vexe
/vɛks/		 vexes
/vɛks/		 vexe
/vɛks/		 vexons
/vɛk.sɔ̃/		 vexez
/vɛk.se/		 vexent
/vɛks/
imperfect vexais
/vɛk.sɛ/		 vexais
/vɛk.sɛ/		 vexait
/vɛk.sɛ/		 vexions
/vɛk.sjɔ̃/		 vexiez
/vɛk.sje/		 vexaient
/vɛk.sɛ/
past historic2 vexai
/vɛk.se/		 vexas
/vɛk.sa/		 vexa
/vɛk.sa/		 vexâmes
/vɛk.sam/		 vexâtes
/vɛk.sat/		 vexèrent
/vɛk.sɛʁ/
future vexerai
/vɛk.sə.ʁe/		 vexeras
/vɛk.sə.ʁa/		 vexera
/vɛk.sə.ʁa/		 vexerons
/vɛk.sə.ʁɔ̃/		 vexerez
/vɛk.sə.ʁe/		 vexeront
/vɛk.sə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional vexerais
/vɛk.sə.ʁɛ/		 vexerais
/vɛk.sə.ʁɛ/		 vexerait
/vɛk.sə.ʁɛ/		 vexerions
/vɛk.sə.ʁjɔ̃/		 vexeriez
/vɛk.sə.ʁje/		 vexeraient
/vɛk.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 vexe
/vɛks/		 vexes
/vɛks/		 vexe
/vɛks/		 vexions
/vɛk.sjɔ̃/		 vexiez
/vɛk.sje/		 vexent
/vɛks/
imperfect2 vexasse
/vɛk.sas/		 vexasses
/vɛk.sas/		 vexât
/vɛk.sa/		 vexassions
/vɛk.sa.sjɔ̃/		 vexassiez
/vɛk.sa.sje/		 vexassent
/vɛk.sas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — vexe
/vɛks/		 — vexons
/vɛk.sɔ̃/		 vexez
/vɛk.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).

Descendants
  • → Romanian: vexa

Further reading

Latin

Verb

vexer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of vexō

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vēxāre, present active infinitive of vēxō.

Verb

vexer

  1. to harm; to hurt, especially by torture

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of vexer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive vexer avoir vexé
gerund en vexant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle vexant
past participle vexé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present vexe vexes vexe vexons vexez vexent
imperfect vexoie, vexeie, vexoe, vexeve vexoies, vexeies, vexoes, vexeves vexoit, vexeit, vexot, vexeve vexiiens, vexiens vexiiez, vexiez vexoient, vexeient, vexoent, vexevent
preterite vexai vexas vexa vexames vexastes vexerent
future vexerai vexeras vexera vexerons vexeroiz, vexereiz, vexerez vexeront
conditional vexeroie, vexereie vexeroies, vexereies vexeroit, vexereit vexeriiens, vexeriens vexeriiez, vexeriez vexeroient, vexereient
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 vexe vexes vexe vexons vexez vexent
imperfect vexasse vexasses vexast vexissons, vexissiens vexissoiz, vexissez, vexissiez vexassent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— vexe — vexons vexez —

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