Conjugation of s’assoir

Frances S.A2Kwiziq community member

Conjugation of s’assoir

Are the primary and secondary conjugations dans le présent common to one French-speaking country or another or are they newer/older versions?

Asked 10 months ago
Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Bonjour Frances,

Orthographe◇ Peut s'écrire asseoir ou assoir, selon les rectifications orthographiques de 1990.[règle §7] Anomalies.

https://www.dictionnaire-academie.fr/article/A9A2823

 

 

I think the link above will help with your query.

Bonne journée

Jim

 

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

The classical variant (j'assieds, etc...) is considered a higher register and more literary. Using j'assois is more common in everyday spoken French. I even heard people using a mix of both conjugations, with one for the singular and the other for the plural.

Frances S. asked:

Conjugation of s’assoir

Are the primary and secondary conjugations dans le présent common to one French-speaking country or another or are they newer/older versions?

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