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Verb conjugation

asphyxier

to asphyxiate

Usage

To asphyxiate or suffocate, literally (lack of oxygen) and figuratively — an economy, a market, or a person 'suffocated' by circumstances (asphyxier une entreprise sous les charges). Common in both medical/emergency contexts and business/economic reporting.

Examples
  • La fumée a failli l'asphyxier. — The smoke nearly asphyxiated him.
  • Ces nouvelles taxes asphyxient les petites entreprises. — These new taxes are choking small businesses.
  • Le manque d'oxygène asphyxie rapidement le cerveau. — Lack of oxygen quickly asphyxiates the brain.
Common mistake

Don't overlook the figurative economic/financial sense — asphyxier financièrement (to financially strangle) is very common in French news about struggling businesses or regions, not just a medical term.

Simple tenses

Present

jeasphyxie
tuasphyxies
il/elleasphyxie
nousasphyxions
vousasphyxiez
ils/ellesasphyxient

Imperfect

jeasphyxiais
tuasphyxiais
il/elleasphyxiait
nousasphyxiions
vousasphyxiiez
ils/ellesasphyxiaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeasphyxiai
tuasphyxias
il/elleasphyxia
nousasphyxiâmes
vousasphyxiâtes
ils/ellesasphyxièrent

Future

jeasphyxierai
tuasphyxieras
il/elleasphyxiera
nousasphyxierons
vousasphyxierez
ils/ellesasphyxieront

Conditional

jeasphyxierais
tuasphyxierais
il/elleasphyxierait
nousasphyxierions
vousasphyxieriez
ils/ellesasphyxieraient

Subjunctive

jeasphyxie
tuasphyxies
il/elleasphyxie
nousasphyxiions
vousasphyxiiez
ils/ellesasphyxient

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeasphyxiasse
tuasphyxiasses
il/elleasphyxiât
nousasphyxiassions
vousasphyxiassiez
ils/ellesasphyxiassent

Imperative

tuasphyxie
nousasphyxions
vousasphyxiez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

jeai asphyxié
tuas asphyxié
il/ellea asphyxié
nousavons asphyxié
vousavez asphyxié
ils/ellesont asphyxié

Plus-que-parfait

jeavais asphyxié
tuavais asphyxié
il/elleavait asphyxié
nousavions asphyxié
vousaviez asphyxié
ils/ellesavaient asphyxié

Passé antérieur

jeeus asphyxié
tueus asphyxié
il/elleeut asphyxié
nouseûmes asphyxié
vouseûtes asphyxié
ils/elleseurent asphyxié

Futur antérieur

jeaurai asphyxié
tuauras asphyxié
il/elleaura asphyxié
nousaurons asphyxié
vousaurez asphyxié
ils/ellesauront asphyxié

Conditionnel passé

jeaurais asphyxié
tuaurais asphyxié
il/elleaurait asphyxié
nousaurions asphyxié
vousauriez asphyxié
ils/ellesauraient asphyxié

Subjonctif passé

jeaie asphyxié
tuaies asphyxié
il/elleait asphyxié
nousayons asphyxié
vousayez asphyxié
ils/ellesaient asphyxié

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

jeeusse asphyxié
tueusses asphyxié
il/elleeût asphyxié
nouseussions asphyxié
vouseussiez asphyxié
ils/elleseussent asphyxié

Impératif passé

tuaie asphyxié
nousayons asphyxié
vousayez asphyxié

Other

Present participle

asphyxiant

Past participle

asphyxié

Infinitive

asphyxier

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Frequently asked questions

What does "asphyxier" mean?

"asphyxier" means "to asphyxiate".

How do you conjugate "asphyxier" in the present tense?

The present of "asphyxier" is: je asphyxie, tu asphyxies, il/elle asphyxie, nous asphyxions, vous asphyxiez, ils/elles asphyxient.

What is the Passé composé of "asphyxier"?

The passé composé of "asphyxier" is: je ai asphyxié, tu as asphyxié, il/elle a asphyxié, nous avons asphyxié, vous avez asphyxié, ils/elles ont asphyxié.

What is the Imperative of "asphyxier"?

The imperative of "asphyxier" is: tu asphyxie, nous asphyxions, vous asphyxiez.

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