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rompre

rompre

See also: rompré

Catalan

Verb

rompre ‎(first-person singular present rompo, past participle romput)

  1. to break

Conjugation

Related terms

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɔ̃pʁ/

Etymology

From Latin rumpere, present active infinitive of rumpō ‎(“to break”).

Verb

rompre

  1. (transitive) to break (something)
  2. (transitive) to snap (something)
  3. (reflexive) to break
  4. break up (with someone)

Conjugation

This verb is conjugated like vendre, except that it adds an extra -t in the third-person singular form of the present indicative: il rompt, not *il romp. This is strictly a spelling change; pronunciation-wise, the verb is conjugated exactly like vendre.

  Conjugation of rompre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive rompre avoir rompu
gerund en rompant en ayant rompu
present participle rompant
/ʁɔ̃.pɑ̃/
past participle rompu
/ʁɔ̃.py/
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
simple
tenses		 present romps
/ʁɔ̃/ 		romps
/ʁɔ̃/ 		rompt
/ʁɔ̃/ 		rompons
/ʁɔ̃.pɔ̃/ 		rompez
/ʁɔ̃.pe/ 		rompent
/ʁɔ̃p/
imperfect rompais
/ʁɔ̃.pɛ/ 		rompais
/ʁɔ̃.pɛ/ 		rompait
/ʁɔ̃.pɛ/ 		rompions
/ʁɔ̃.pjɔ̃/ 		rompiez
/ʁɔ̃.pje/ 		rompaient
/ʁɔ̃.pɛ/
past historic1 rompis
/ʁɔ̃.pi/ 		rompis
/ʁɔ̃.pi/ 		rompit
/ʁɔ̃.pi/ 		rompîmes
/ʁɔ̃.pim/ 		rompîtes
/ʁɔ̃.pit/ 		rompirent
/ʁɔ̃.piʁ/
future romprai
/ʁɔ̃.pʁe/ 		rompras
/ʁɔ̃.pʁa/ 		rompra
/ʁɔ̃.pʁa/ 		romprons
/ʁɔ̃.pʁɔ̃/ 		romprez
/ʁɔ̃.pʁe/ 		rompront
/ʁɔ̃.pʁɔ̃/
conditional romprais
/ʁɔ̃.pʁɛ/ 		romprais
/ʁɔ̃.pʁɛ/ 		romprait
/ʁɔ̃.pʁɛ/ 		romprions
/ʁɔ̃.pʁi.jɔ̃/ 		rompriez
/ʁɔ̃.pʁi.je/ 		rompraient
/ʁɔ̃.pʁɛ/
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior1 Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il que nous que vous qu’ils
simple
tenses		 present rompe
/ʁɔ̃p/ 		rompes
/ʁɔ̃p/ 		rompe
/ʁɔ̃p/ 		rompions
/ʁɔ̃.pjɔ̃/ 		rompiez
/ʁɔ̃.pje/ 		rompent
/ʁɔ̃p/
imperfect1 rompisse
/ʁɔ̃.pis/ 		rompisses
/ʁɔ̃.pis/ 		rompît
/ʁɔ̃.pi/ 		rompissions
/ʁɔ̃.pi.sjɔ̃/ 		rompissiez
/ʁɔ̃.pi.sje/ 		rompissent
/ʁɔ̃.pis/
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect1 Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— romps
/ʁɔ̃/ 		— rompons
/ʁɔ̃.pɔ̃/ 		rompez
/ʁɔ̃.pe/ 		—
1literary tenses

Related terms

Middle French

Verb

rompre

  1. to break

Norman

Etymology

From Old French rompre, from Latin rumpō, rumpere ‎(“break”).

Pronunciation

Verb

rompre

  1. (Jersey) to break
    • 2010, Le Don Balleine, Mêfie-Te Des Monstres, ISBN 97800956628909, page 24:
      la mort d'la chorchiéthe avait rompu san chorchéthon.
      the death of the sorceress had broken her spell.

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin rumpere, present active infinitive of rumpō ‎(“to break”).

Verb

rompre

  1. to break (damage significantly)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of rompre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive rompre avoir rot, rompu, ront
gerund en rompant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle rompant
past participle rot, rompu, ront
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present romp rons ront rompons rompez rompent
imperfect rompoie, rompeie rompoies, rompeies rompoit, rompeit rompiiens, rompiens rompiiez, rompiez rompoient, rompeient
preterite rompi rompis rompié rompimes rompistes rompierent
future romprai rompras rompra romprons romproiz, rompreiz, romprez rompront
conditional romproie, rompreie romproies, rompreies romproit, rompreit rompriiens, rompriens rompriiez, rompriez romproient, rompreient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present rompe rompes rompe rompons rompez rompent
imperfect rompisse rompisses rompist rompissons, rompissiens rompissoiz, rompissez, rompissiez rompissent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— ron — rompons rompez —

Descendants

Etymology

From Latin rumpere, present active infinitive of rumpō ‎(“to break”).

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