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| je | affourche |
| tu | affourches |
| il/elle | affourche |
| nous | affourchons |
| vous | affourchez |
| ils/elles | affourchent |
to anchor using the "forked moor" technique; to straddle
Affourcher is chiefly a nautical term meaning to moor a vessel using two anchors whose cables cross in a fork shape, for extra stability. It also has a rare carpentry sense (joining a grooved and a tongued piece of wood).
Learners assume affourcher is a general word for "to anchor" — it specifically means anchoring with two crossed anchor lines for stability, a distinct technique from simply dropping one anchor (mouiller).
Often confused with ancrer.
| je | affourche |
| tu | affourches |
| il/elle | affourche |
| nous | affourchons |
| vous | affourchez |
| ils/elles | affourchent |
| je | affourchais |
| tu | affourchais |
| il/elle | affourchait |
| nous | affourchions |
| vous | affourchiez |
| ils/elles | affourchaient |
| je | affourchai |
| tu | affourchas |
| il/elle | affourcha |
| nous | affourchâmes |
| vous | affourchâtes |
| ils/elles | affourchèrent |
| je | affourcherai |
| tu | affourcheras |
| il/elle | affourchera |
| nous | affourcherons |
| vous | affourcherez |
| ils/elles | affourcheront |
| je | affourcherais |
| tu | affourcherais |
| il/elle | affourcherait |
| nous | affourcherions |
| vous | affourcheriez |
| ils/elles | affourcheraient |
| je | affourche |
| tu | affourches |
| il/elle | affourche |
| nous | affourchions |
| vous | affourchiez |
| ils/elles | affourchent |
| je | affourchasse |
| tu | affourchasses |
| il/elle | affourchât |
| nous | affourchassions |
| vous | affourchassiez |
| ils/elles | affourchassent |
| tu | affourche |
| nous | affourchons |
| vous | affourchez |
| je | ai affourché |
| tu | as affourché |
| il/elle | a affourché |
| nous | avons affourché |
| vous | avez affourché |
| ils/elles | ont affourché |
| je | avais affourché |
| tu | avais affourché |
| il/elle | avait affourché |
| nous | avions affourché |
| vous | aviez affourché |
| ils/elles | avaient affourché |
| je | eus affourché |
| tu | eus affourché |
| il/elle | eut affourché |
| nous | eûmes affourché |
| vous | eûtes affourché |
| ils/elles | eurent affourché |
| je | aurai affourché |
| tu | auras affourché |
| il/elle | aura affourché |
| nous | aurons affourché |
| vous | aurez affourché |
| ils/elles | auront affourché |
| je | aurais affourché |
| tu | aurais affourché |
| il/elle | aurait affourché |
| nous | aurions affourché |
| vous | auriez affourché |
| ils/elles | auraient affourché |
| je | aie affourché |
| tu | aies affourché |
| il/elle | ait affourché |
| nous | ayons affourché |
| vous | ayez affourché |
| ils/elles | aient affourché |
| je | eusse affourché |
| tu | eusses affourché |
| il/elle | eût affourché |
| nous | eussions affourché |
| vous | eussiez affourché |
| ils/elles | eussent affourché |
| tu | aie affourché |
| nous | ayons affourché |
| vous | ayez affourché |
| affourchant |
| affourché |
| affourcher |
Want to practice? Try a conjugation exercise.
"affourcher" means "to anchor using the "forked moor" technique; to straddle".
The present of "affourcher" is: je affourche, tu affourches, il/elle affourche, nous affourchons, vous affourchez, ils/elles affourchent.
The passé composé of "affourcher" is: je ai affourché, tu as affourché, il/elle a affourché, nous avons affourché, vous avez affourché, ils/elles ont affourché.
The imperative of "affourcher" is: tu affourche, nous affourchons, vous affourchez.