forger

English

Etymology

forge +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dʒə(ɹ)

Noun

forger (plural forgers)

  1. A person who falsifies documents with intent to defraud, e.g. to create a false will or illicit copies of currency.
  2. A person who forges metals.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French forger, forgier, from Latin fabricāre, present active infinitive of fabricō. Doublet of fabriquer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɔʁ.ʒe/
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Verb

forger

  1. to fashion metal with fire and a hammer, to forge
  2. to forge, falsify
  3. (figuratively) to create, to conceive, to make up
  4. (equestrian) to trot

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written forge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /ʒ/ and not a “hard” /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

Conjugation of forger (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle forgeant
/fɔʁ.ʒɑ̃/
past participle forgé
/fɔʁ.ʒe/
infinitive
simple forger
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple forgeant
/fɔʁ.ʒɑ̃/
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 forge
/fɔʁʒ/		 forges
/fɔʁʒ/		 forge
/fɔʁʒ/		 forgeons
/fɔʁ.ʒɔ̃/		 forgez
/fɔʁ.ʒe/		 forgent
/fɔʁʒ/
imperfect forgeais
/fɔʁ.ʒɛ/		 forgeais
/fɔʁ.ʒɛ/		 forgeait
/fɔʁ.ʒɛ/		 forgions
/fɔʁ.ʒjɔ̃/		 forgiez
/fɔʁ.ʒje/		 forgeaient
/fɔʁ.ʒɛ/
past historic2 forgeai
/fɔʁ.ʒe/		 forgeas
/fɔʁ.ʒa/		 forgea
/fɔʁ.ʒa/		 forgeâmes
/fɔʁ.ʒam/		 forgeâtes
/fɔʁ.ʒat/		 forgèrent
/fɔʁ.ʒɛʁ/
future forgerai
/fɔʁ.ʒə.ʁe/		 forgeras
/fɔʁ.ʒə.ʁa/		 forgera
/fɔʁ.ʒə.ʁa/		 forgerons
/fɔʁ.ʒə.ʁɔ̃/		 forgerez
/fɔʁ.ʒə.ʁe/		 forgeront
/fɔʁ.ʒə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional forgerais
/fɔʁ.ʒə.ʁɛ/		 forgerais
/fɔʁ.ʒə.ʁɛ/		 forgerait
/fɔʁ.ʒə.ʁɛ/		 forgerions
/fɔʁ.ʒə.ʁjɔ̃/		 forgeriez
/fɔʁ.ʒə.ʁje/		 forgeraient
/fɔʁ.ʒə.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 forge
/fɔʁʒ/		 forges
/fɔʁʒ/		 forge
/fɔʁʒ/		 forgions
/fɔʁ.ʒjɔ̃/		 forgiez
/fɔʁ.ʒje/		 forgent
/fɔʁʒ/
imperfect2 forgeasse
/fɔʁ.ʒas/		 forgeasses
/fɔʁ.ʒas/		 forgeât
/fɔʁ.ʒa/		 forgeassions
/fɔʁ.ʒa.sjɔ̃/		 forgeassiez
/fɔʁ.ʒa.sje/		 forgeassent
/fɔʁ.ʒas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — forge
/fɔʁʒ/		 — forgeons
/fɔʁ.ʒɔ̃/		 forgez
/fɔʁ.ʒe/		 —
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).

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

From Latin fabrico.

Verb

forger

  1. Alternative form of forgier

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. In addition, g becomes j before an a or an o to keep the /dʒ/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of forger (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive forger avoir forgé
gerund en forjant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle forjant
past participle forgé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present forge forges forge forjons forgez forgent
imperfect forjoie, forgeie, forjoe, forgeve forjoies, forgeies, forjoes, forgeves forjoit, forgeit, forjot, forgeve forgiiens, forgiens forgiiez, forgiez forjoient, forgeient, forjoent, forgevent
preterite forjai forjas forja forjames forjastes forgerent
future forgerai forgeras forgera forgerons forgeroiz, forgereiz, forgerez forgeront
conditional forgeroie, forgereie forgeroies, forgereies forgeroit, forgereit forgeriiens, forgeriens forgeriiez, forgeriez forgeroient, forgereient
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 forge forges forge forjons forgez forgent
imperfect forjasse forjasses forjast forgissons, forgissiens forgissoiz, forgissez, forgissiez forjassent
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 –
— forge — forjons forgez —
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