becter

French

Etymology

From bec.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛk.te/
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Verb

becter

  1. (informal) to eat
    Synonyms: bouffer, manger

Conjugation

Conjugation of becter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple becter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple bectant
/bɛk.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle becté
/bɛk.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present becte
/bɛkt/ 		bectes
/bɛkt/ 		becte
/bɛkt/ 		bectons
/bɛk.tɔ̃/ 		bectez
/bɛk.te/ 		bectent
/bɛkt/
imperfect bectais
/bɛk.tɛ/ 		bectais
/bɛk.tɛ/ 		bectait
/bɛk.tɛ/ 		bections
/bɛk.tjɔ̃/ 		bectiez
/bɛk.tje/ 		bectaient
/bɛk.tɛ/
past historic2 bectai
/bɛk.te/ 		bectas
/bɛk.ta/ 		becta
/bɛk.ta/ 		bectâmes
/bɛk.tam/ 		bectâtes
/bɛk.tat/ 		bectèrent
/bɛk.tɛʁ/
future becterai
/bɛk.tə.ʁe/ 		becteras
/bɛk.tə.ʁa/ 		bectera
/bɛk.tə.ʁa/ 		becterons
/bɛk.tə.ʁɔ̃/ 		becterez
/bɛk.tə.ʁe/ 		becteront
/bɛk.tə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional becterais
/bɛk.tə.ʁɛ/ 		becterais
/bɛk.tə.ʁɛ/ 		becterait
/bɛk.tə.ʁɛ/ 		becterions
/bɛk.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		becteriez
/bɛk.tə.ʁje/ 		becteraient
/bɛk.tə.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 becte
/bɛkt/ 		bectes
/bɛkt/ 		becte
/bɛkt/ 		bections
/bɛk.tjɔ̃/ 		bectiez
/bɛk.tje/ 		bectent
/bɛkt/
imperfect2 bectasse
/bɛk.tas/ 		bectasses
/bɛk.tas/ 		bectât
/bɛk.ta/ 		bectassions
/bɛk.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		bectassiez
/bɛk.ta.sje/ 		bectassent
/bɛk.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — becte
/bɛkt/ 		— bectons
/bɛk.tɔ̃/ 		bectez
/bɛk.te/ 		—
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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