brocher

See also: Brocher

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French brocher, from Old French brochier. By surface analysis, broche +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɔ.ʃe/

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Verb

brocher

1. (transitive, sewing) to stitch, sew (together)
2. (transitive, sewing) to brocade

Conjugation

Conjugation of brocher (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	simple	brocher
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1	simple	brochant /bʁɔ.ʃɑ̃/
	compound	ayant + past participle
past participle		broché /bʁɔ.ʃe/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	broche /bʁɔʃ/	broches /bʁɔʃ/	broche /bʁɔʃ/	brochons /bʁɔ.ʃɔ̃/	brochez /bʁɔ.ʃe/	brochent /bʁɔʃ/
	imperfect	brochais /bʁɔ.ʃɛ/	brochais /bʁɔ.ʃɛ/	brochait /bʁɔ.ʃɛ/	brochions /bʁɔ.ʃjɔ̃/	brochiez /bʁɔ.ʃje/	brochaient /bʁɔ.ʃɛ/
	past historic2	brochai /bʁɔ.ʃe/	brochas /bʁɔ.ʃa/	brocha /bʁɔ.ʃa/	brochâmes /bʁɔ.ʃam/	brochâtes /bʁɔ.ʃat/	brochèrent /bʁɔ.ʃɛʁ/
	future	brocherai /bʁɔʃ.ʁe/	brocheras /bʁɔʃ.ʁa/	brochera /bʁɔʃ.ʁa/	brocherons /bʁɔʃ.ʁɔ̃/	brocherez /bʁɔʃ.ʁe/	brocheront /bʁɔʃ.ʁɔ̃/
	conditional	brocherais /bʁɔʃ.ʁɛ/	brocherais /bʁɔʃ.ʁɛ/	brocherait /bʁɔʃ.ʁɛ/	brocherions /bʁɔ.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/	brocheriez /bʁɔ.ʃə.ʁje/	brocheraient /bʁɔʃ.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	broche /bʁɔʃ/	broches /bʁɔʃ/	broche /bʁɔʃ/	brochions /bʁɔ.ʃjɔ̃/	brochiez /bʁɔ.ʃje/	brochent /bʁɔʃ/
	imperfect2	brochasse /bʁɔ.ʃas/	brochasses /bʁɔ.ʃas/	brochât /bʁɔ.ʃa/	brochassions /bʁɔ.ʃa.sjɔ̃/	brochassiez /bʁɔ.ʃa.sje/	brochassent /bʁɔ.ʃas/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect2	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	broche /bʁɔʃ/	—	brochons /bʁɔ.ʃɔ̃/	brochez /bʁɔ.ʃe/	—
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).

Further reading

• “brocher”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Verb

brocher

1. alternative form of brochier

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 brocher (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		brocher			avoir broché
gerund		en brochant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		brochant
past participle		broché
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	broche	broches	broche	brochons	brochez	brochent
	imperfect	brochoie, brocheie, brochoe, brocheve	brochoies, brocheies, brochoes, brocheves	brochoit, brocheit, brochot, brocheve	brochiiens, brochiens	brochiiez, brochiez	brochoient, brocheient, brochoent, brochevent
	preterite	brochai	brochas	brocha	brochames	brochastes	brocherent
	future	brocherai	brocheras	brochera	brocherons	brocheroiz, brochereiz, brocherez	brocheront
	conditional	brocheroie, brochereie	brocheroies, brochereies	brocheroit, brochereit	brocheriiens, brocheriens	brocheriiez, brocheriez	brocheroient, brochereient
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	broche	broches	broche	brochons	brochez	brochent
	imperfect	brochasse	brochasses	brochast	brochissons, brochissiens	brochissoiz, brochissez, brochissiez	brochassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	broche	—	brochons	brochez	—