interpeller
French
Alternative forms
- interpeler (post-1990 spelling)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin interpellāre, from interpellō (“to interrupt, to hinder”). Compare Italian interpellare, Spanish and Portuguese interpelar, English interpellate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.le/, (formal) /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.le/, (formal) /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.le/
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Verb
interpeller
- (transitive) to call out to
- (transitive) to question, to interrogate; to address (of police etc.)
- (transitive, by extension) to apprehend, to arrest
- Synonym: appréhender
- 2020 November 5, “Quatre radars automatiques incendiés dans le sud-est”, in Europe 1:
- Aucun suspect n’a été interpellé.
- No suspects have been caught.
- (transitive, by extension) to apprehend, to arrest
- (transitive, politics) to interpellate (question formally concerning official or governmental policy)
Conjugation
Conjugation of interpeller (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | interpeller | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | interpellant /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.lɑ̃/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.lɑ̃/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.lɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | interpellé /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.le/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.le/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.le/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | interpelle /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛl/ |
interpelles /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛl/ |
interpelle /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛl/ |
interpellons /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.lɔ̃/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.lɔ̃/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.lɔ̃/ |
interpellez /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.le/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.le/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.le/ |
interpellent /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛl/ |
| imperfect | interpellais /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.lɛ/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.lɛ/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.lɛ/ |
interpellais /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.lɛ/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.lɛ/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.lɛ/ |
interpellait /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.lɛ/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.lɛ/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.lɛ/ |
interpellions /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.ljɔ̃/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.ljɔ̃/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.ljɔ̃/ |
interpelliez /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.lje/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.lje/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.lje/ |
interpellaient /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.lɛ/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.lɛ/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.lɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | interpellai /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.le/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.le/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.le/ |
interpellas /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.la/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.la/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.la/ |
interpella /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.la/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.la/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.la/ |
interpellâmes /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.lam/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.lam/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.lam/ |
interpellâtes /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.lat/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.lat/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.lat/ |
interpellèrent /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.lɛʁ/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.lɛʁ/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.lɛʁ/ | |
| future | interpellerai /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.l(ə).ʁe/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛl.ʁe/ |
interpelleras /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.l(ə).ʁa/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛl.ʁa/ |
interpellera /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.l(ə).ʁa/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛl.ʁa/ |
interpellerons /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.l(ə).ʁɔ̃/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛl.ʁɔ̃/ |
interpellerez /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.l(ə).ʁe/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛl.ʁe/ |
interpelleront /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.l(ə).ʁɔ̃/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛl.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | interpellerais /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.l(ə).ʁɛ/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛl.ʁɛ/ |
interpellerais /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.l(ə).ʁɛ/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛl.ʁɛ/ |
interpellerait /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.l(ə).ʁɛ/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛl.ʁɛ/ |
interpellerions /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
interpelleriez /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.lə.ʁje/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.lə.ʁje/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.lə.ʁje/ |
interpelleraient /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.l(ə).ʁɛ/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛl.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 | interpelle /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛl/ |
interpelles /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛl/ |
interpelle /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛl/ |
interpellions /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.ljɔ̃/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.ljɔ̃/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.ljɔ̃/ |
interpelliez /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.lje/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.lje/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.lje/ |
interpellent /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛl/ |
| imperfect2 | interpellasse /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.las/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.las/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.las/ |
interpellasses /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.las/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.las/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.las/ |
interpellât /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.la/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.la/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.la/ |
interpellassions /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.la.sjɔ̃/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.la.sjɔ̃/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.la.sjɔ̃/ |
interpellassiez /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.la.sje/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.la.sje/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.la.sje/ |
interpellassent /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.las/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.las/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.las/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | interpelle /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛl/ |
— | interpellons /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.lɔ̃/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.lɔ̃/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.lɔ̃/ |
interpellez /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.le/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛ.le/ or /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pe.le/ |
— | |
| 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:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Derived terms
Further reading
- “interpeller”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
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