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comporter
comporter
French
Verb
comporter
- (transitive) to include
- Le frontispice de l’édifice public comportait d'ailleurs toujours l’inscription « Ecole-Mairie ».
- The frontispiece of the public building still included the inscription "Ecole-Marie."
- Le frontispice de l’édifice public comportait d'ailleurs toujours l’inscription « Ecole-Mairie ».
- (transitive) to consist of, comprise
- (transitive) to entail, involve
- (reflexive) to behave, act
Related terms
- comportement
- comporteur, colporteur
Conjugation
Conjugation of comporter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | comporter | avoir comporté | |||||
| gerund | en comportant | en ayant comporté | |||||
| present participle | comportant /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | comporté /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.te/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | comporte /kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ |
comportes /kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ |
comporte /kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ |
comportons /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɔ̃/ |
comportez /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.te/ |
comportent /kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ |
| imperfect | comportais /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɛ/ |
comportais /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɛ/ |
comportait /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɛ/ |
comportions /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tjɔ̃/ |
comportiez /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tje/ |
comportaient /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | comportai /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.te/ |
comportas /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.ta/ |
comporta /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.ta/ |
comportâmes /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tam/ |
comportâtes /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tat/ |
comportèrent /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɛʁ/ |
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| future | comporterai /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁe/ |
comporteras /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁa/ |
comportera /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁa/ |
comporterons /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɔ̃/ |
comporterez /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁe/ |
comporteront /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | comporterais /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɛ/ |
comporterais /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɛ/ |
comporterait /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɛ/ |
comporterions /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
comporteriez /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁje/ |
comporteraient /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | comporte /kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ |
comportes /kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ |
comporte /kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ |
comportions /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tjɔ̃/ |
comportiez /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tje/ |
comportent /kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ |
| imperfect1 |
comportasse /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tas/ |
comportasses /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tas/ |
comportât /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.ta/ |
comportassions /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.ta.sjɔ̃/ |
comportassiez /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.ta.sje/ |
comportassent /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | comporte /kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ |
— | comportons /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɔ̃/ |
comportez /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.te/ |
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Conjugation of se comporter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | se comporter | s'être comporté | |||||
| gerund | en se comportant | en s'étant comporté | |||||
| present participle | se comportant /sə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | comporté /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.te/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | me comporte /mə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ |
te comportes /tə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ |
se comporte /sə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ |
nous comportons /nu‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɔ̃/ |
vous comportez /vu‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.te/ |
se comportent /sə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ |
| imperfect | me comportais /mə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɛ/ |
te comportais /tə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɛ/ |
se comportait /sə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɛ/ |
nous comportions /nu‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tjɔ̃/ |
vous comportiez /vu‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tje/ |
se comportaient /sə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | me comportai /mə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.te/ |
te comportas /tə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.ta/ |
se comporta /sə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.ta/ |
nous comportâmes /nu‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tam/ |
vous comportâtes /vu‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tat/ |
se comportèrent /sə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɛʁ/ |
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| future | me comporterai /mə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁe/ |
te comporteras /tə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁa/ |
se comportera /sə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁa/ |
nous comporterons /nu‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɔ̃/ |
vous comporterez /vu‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁe/ |
se comporteront /sə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | me comporterais /mə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɛ/ |
te comporterais /tə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɛ/ |
se comporterait /sə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɛ/ |
nous comporterions /nu‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
vous comporteriez /vu‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁje/ |
se comporteraient /sə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of s'être followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of s'être followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of s'être followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of s'être followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of s'être followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | me comporte /mə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ |
te comportes /tə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ |
se comporte /sə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ |
nous comportions /nu‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tjɔ̃/ |
vous comportiez /vu‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tje/ |
se comportent /sə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ |
| imperfect1 |
me comportasse /mə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tas/ |
te comportasses /tə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tas/ |
se comportât /sə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.ta/ |
nous comportassions /nu‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.ta.sjɔ̃/ |
vous comportassiez /vu‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.ta.sje/ |
se comportassent /sə‿.kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of s'être followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of s'être followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | comporte-toi /kɔ̃.pɔʁt.‿twa/ |
— | comportons-nous /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɔ̃.‿nu/ |
comportez-vous /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.te.‿vu/ |
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