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chomer

alternative form of chômer

Usage

An unaccented spelling of chômer (to be out of work), seen mostly in casual typing and texting where French speakers often drop circumflex accents. It carries exactly the same meaning; chômer is the standard, dictionary spelling.

Examples
  • Ça fait six mois qu'il chome, il cherche activement.He's been out of work for six months, he's actively looking.
  • On ne chome pas le dimanche dans cette famille de commerçants !No one takes it easy on Sundays in this family of shopkeepers!
  • Elle a chomé un temps avant de retrouver un poste.She was out of work for a while before finding a new position.
Common mistake

Chomer without the accent is an informal spelling shortcut, not a separate word — in any formal or written context, use the standard chômer instead.

Often confused with chômer.

Simple tenses

Present

jechome
tuchomes
il/ellechome
nouschomons
vouschomez
ils/elleschoment

Imperfect

jechomais
tuchomais
il/ellechomait
nouschomions
vouschomiez
ils/elleschomaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jechomai
tuchomas
il/ellechoma
nouschomâmes
vouschomâtes
ils/elleschomèrent

Future

jechomerai
tuchomeras
il/ellechomera
nouschomerons
vouschomerez
ils/elleschomeront

Conditional

jechomerais
tuchomerais
il/ellechomerait
nouschomerions
vouschomeriez
ils/elleschomeraient

Subjunctive

jechome
tuchomes
il/ellechome
nouschomions
vouschomiez
ils/elleschoment

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jechomasse
tuchomasses
il/ellechomât
nouschomassions
vouschomassiez
ils/elleschomassent

Imperative

tuchome
nouschomons
vouschomez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

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

Plus-que-parfait

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

Passé antérieur

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

Futur antérieur

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

Conditionnel passé

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

Subjonctif passé

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

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

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

Impératif passé

tuaie chomé
nousayons chomé
vousayez chomé

Other

Present participle

chomant

Past participle

chomé

Infinitive

chomer

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Frequently asked questions

What does "chomer" mean?

"chomer" means "alternative form of chômer".

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

The present of "chomer" is: je chome, tu chomes, il/elle chome, nous chomons, vous chomez, ils/elles choment.

What is the Passé composé of "chomer"?

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

What is the Imperative of "chomer"?

The imperative of "chomer" is: tu chome, nous chomons, vous chomez.