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asperger

to spray, sprinkle; to splash, splatter

Usage

To spray or splash a liquid onto something or someone (asperger les plantes, se faire asperger par une voiture) — a common, everyday verb for accidental or deliberate splashing, distinct from arroser, which leans toward deliberate watering.

Examples
  • La voiture m'a aspergé en passant dans la flaque.The car splashed me driving through the puddle.
  • Elle asperge le linge d'eau avant de repasser.She sprays the laundry with water before ironing.
  • Les enfants s'aspergeaient avec le tuyau d'arrosage.The kids were spraying each other with the garden hose.
Common mistake

asperger and arroser overlap but aren't identical — arroser is deliberate watering (plants, a garden) while asperger emphasizes the spray/splash itself, often accidental, like getting splashed by a passing car.

Often confused with arroser.

Simple tenses

Present

jeasperge
tuasperges
il/elleasperge
nousaspergeons
vousaspergez
ils/ellesaspergent

Imperfect

jeaspergeais
tuaspergeais
il/elleaspergeait
nousaspergions
vousaspergiez
ils/ellesaspergeaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeaspergeai
tuaspergeas
il/elleaspergea
nousaspergeâmes
vousaspergeâtes
ils/ellesaspergèrent

Future

jeaspergerai
tuaspergeras
il/elleaspergera
nousaspergerons
vousaspergerez
ils/ellesaspergeront

Conditional

jeaspergerais
tuaspergerais
il/elleaspergerait
nousaspergerions
vousaspergeriez
ils/ellesaspergeraient

Subjunctive

jeasperge
tuasperges
il/elleasperge
nousaspergions
vousaspergiez
ils/ellesaspergent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeaspergeasse
tuaspergeasses
il/elleaspergeât
nousaspergeassions
vousaspergeassiez
ils/ellesaspergeassent

Imperative

tuasperge
nousaspergeons
vousaspergez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

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

Plus-que-parfait

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

Passé antérieur

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

Futur antérieur

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

Conditionnel passé

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

Subjonctif passé

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

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

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

Impératif passé

tuaie aspergé
nousayons aspergé
vousayez aspergé

Other

Present participle

aspergeant

Past participle

aspergé

Infinitive

asperger

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Frequently asked questions

What does "asperger" mean?

"asperger" means "to spray, sprinkle; to splash, splatter".

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

The present of "asperger" is: je asperge, tu asperges, il/elle asperge, nous aspergeons, vous aspergez, ils/elles aspergent.

What is the Passé composé of "asperger"?

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

What is the Imperative of "asperger"?

The imperative of "asperger" is: tu asperge, nous aspergeons, vous aspergez.