gêner

See also: gener

French

Etymology

From Middle French genner, from Old French gehisner, derivative of gehine (“torture resulting from confession, embarrassment”), of Frankish origin. Synchronically analysable as gêne +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒɛ.ne/, /ʒe.ne/
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Verb

gêner

  1. to hinder, hamper, bother
  2. to bother, annoy, irritate
  3. to embarrass
    Arrête de me regarder comme ça, ça me gêne.
  4. (reflexive) to be bothered about something
    Ne te gêne pas, surtout ! – Don't mind me!
    Je vais me gêner, tiens ! – See if I care!

Conjugation
Conjugation of gêner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle gênant
/ʒɛ.nɑ̃/
past participle gêné
/ʒɛ.ne/
infinitive
simple gêner
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple gênant
/ʒɛ.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present gêne
/ʒɛn/		 gênes
/ʒɛn/		 gêne
/ʒɛn/		 gênons
/ʒɛ.nɔ̃/		 gênez
/ʒɛ.ne/		 gênent
/ʒɛn/
imperfect gênais
/ʒɛ.nɛ/		 gênais
/ʒɛ.nɛ/		 gênait
/ʒɛ.nɛ/		 gênions
/ʒɛ.njɔ̃/		 gêniez
/ʒɛ.nje/		 gênaient
/ʒɛ.nɛ/
past historic2 gênai
/ʒɛ.ne/		 gênas
/ʒɛ.na/		 gêna
/ʒɛ.na/		 gênâmes
/ʒɛ.nam/		 gênâtes
/ʒɛ.nat/		 gênèrent
/ʒɛ.nɛʁ/
future gênerai
/ʒɛn.ʁe/		 gêneras
/ʒɛn.ʁa/		 gênera
/ʒɛn.ʁa/		 gênerons
/ʒɛn.ʁɔ̃/		 gênerez
/ʒɛn.ʁe/		 gêneront
/ʒɛn.ʁɔ̃/
conditional gênerais
/ʒɛn.ʁɛ/		 gênerais
/ʒɛn.ʁɛ/		 gênerait
/ʒɛn.ʁɛ/		 gênerions
/ʒɛ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/		 gêneriez
/ʒɛ.nə.ʁje/		 gêneraient
/ʒɛn.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 gêne
/ʒɛn/		 gênes
/ʒɛn/		 gêne
/ʒɛn/		 gênions
/ʒɛ.njɔ̃/		 gêniez
/ʒɛ.nje/		 gênent
/ʒɛn/
imperfect2 gênasse
/ʒɛ.nas/		 gênasses
/ʒɛ.nas/		 gênât
/ʒɛ.na/		 gênassions
/ʒɛ.na.sjɔ̃/		 gênassiez
/ʒɛ.na.sje/		 gênassent
/ʒɛ.nas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — gêne
/ʒɛn/		 — gênons
/ʒɛ.nɔ̃/		 gênez
/ʒɛ.ne/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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