postposer

French

Etymology

From post- +‎ poser.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɔst.po.ze/
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Verb

postposer

  1. (grammar) to postpose
  2. (Belgium) to postpone
    Synonyms: ajourner, différer

Conjugation
Conjugation of postposer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple postposer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple postposant
/pɔst.po.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle postposé
/pɔst.po.ze/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present postpose
/pɔst.poz/		 postposes
/pɔst.poz/		 postpose
/pɔst.poz/		 postposons
/pɔst.po.zɔ̃/		 postposez
/pɔst.po.ze/		 postposent
/pɔst.poz/
imperfect postposais
/pɔst.po.zɛ/		 postposais
/pɔst.po.zɛ/		 postposait
/pɔst.po.zɛ/		 postposions
/pɔst.po.zjɔ̃/		 postposiez
/pɔst.po.zje/		 postposaient
/pɔst.po.zɛ/
past historic2 postposai
/pɔst.po.ze/		 postposas
/pɔst.po.za/		 postposa
/pɔst.po.za/		 postposâmes
/pɔst.po.zam/		 postposâtes
/pɔst.po.zat/		 postposèrent
/pɔst.po.zɛʁ/
future postposerai
/pɔst.poz.ʁe/		 postposeras
/pɔst.poz.ʁa/		 postposera
/pɔst.poz.ʁa/		 postposerons
/pɔst.poz.ʁɔ̃/		 postposerez
/pɔst.poz.ʁe/		 postposeront
/pɔst.poz.ʁɔ̃/
conditional postposerais
/pɔst.poz.ʁɛ/		 postposerais
/pɔst.poz.ʁɛ/		 postposerait
/pɔst.poz.ʁɛ/		 postposerions
/pɔst.po.zə.ʁjɔ̃/		 postposeriez
/pɔst.po.zə.ʁje/		 postposeraient
/pɔst.poz.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 postpose
/pɔst.poz/		 postposes
/pɔst.poz/		 postpose
/pɔst.poz/		 postposions
/pɔst.po.zjɔ̃/		 postposiez
/pɔst.po.zje/		 postposent
/pɔst.poz/
imperfect2 postposasse
/pɔst.po.zas/		 postposasses
/pɔst.po.zas/		 postposât
/pɔst.po.za/		 postposassions
/pɔst.po.za.sjɔ̃/		 postposassiez
/pɔst.po.za.sje/		 postposassent
/pɔst.po.zas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — postpose
/pɔst.poz/		 — postposons
/pɔst.po.zɔ̃/		 postposez
/pɔst.po.ze/		 —
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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