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contrefaire
contrefaire
French
Verb
contrefaire
- to forge, counterfeit
- to imitate, mimic
- to disguise
Conjugation
Conjugation of contrefaire (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | contrefaire | avoir contrefait | |||||
| gerund | en contrefaisant | en ayant contrefait | |||||
| present participle | contrefaisant /kɔ̃.tʁə.f(ə).zɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | contrefait /kɔ̃.tʁə.fɛ/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | contrefais /kɔ̃.tʁə.fɛ/ |
contrefais /kɔ̃.tʁə.fɛ/ |
contrefait /kɔ̃.tʁə.fɛ/ |
contrefaisons /kɔ̃.tʁə.f(ə).zɔ̃/ |
contrefaites /kɔ̃.tʁə.fɛt/ |
contrefont /kɔ̃.tʁə.fɔ̃/ |
| imperfect | contrefaisais /kɔ̃.tʁə.f(ə).zɛ/ |
contrefaisais /kɔ̃.tʁə.f(ə).zɛ/ |
contrefaisait /kɔ̃.tʁə.f(ə).zɛ/ |
contrefaisions /kɔ̃.tʁə.f(ə).zjɔ̃/ |
contrefaisiez /kɔ̃.tʁə.f(ə).zje/ |
contrefaisaient /kɔ̃.tʁə.f(ə).zɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | contrefis /kɔ̃.tʁə.fi/ |
contrefis /kɔ̃.tʁə.fi/ |
contrefit /kɔ̃.tʁə.fi/ |
contrefîmes /kɔ̃.tʁə.fim/ |
contrefîtes /kɔ̃.tʁə.fit/ |
contrefirent /kɔ̃.tʁə.fiʁ/ |
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| future | contreferai /kɔ̃.tʁə.f(ə).ʁe/ |
contreferas /kɔ̃.tʁə.f(ə).ʁa/ |
contrefera /kɔ̃.tʁə.f(ə).ʁa/ |
contreferons /kɔ̃.tʁə.f(ə).ʁɔ̃/ |
contreferez /kɔ̃.tʁə.f(ə).ʁe/ |
contreferont /kɔ̃.tʁə.f(ə).ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | contreferais /kɔ̃.tʁə.f(ə).ʁɛ/ |
contreferais /kɔ̃.tʁə.f(ə).ʁɛ/ |
contreferait /kɔ̃.tʁə.f(ə).ʁɛ/ |
contreferions /kɔ̃.tʁə.fə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
contreferiez /kɔ̃.tʁə.fə.ʁje/ |
contreferaient /kɔ̃.tʁə.f(ə).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 | contrefasse /kɔ̃.tʁə.fas/ |
contrefasses /kɔ̃.tʁə.fas/ |
contrefasse /kɔ̃.tʁə.fas/ |
contrefassions /kɔ̃.tʁə.fa.sjɔ̃/ |
contrefassiez /kɔ̃.tʁə.fa.sje/ |
contrefassent /kɔ̃.tʁə.fas/ |
| imperfect1 |
contrefisse /kɔ̃.tʁə.fis/ |
contrefisses /kɔ̃.tʁə.fis/ |
contrefît /kɔ̃.tʁə.fi/ |
contrefissions /kɔ̃.tʁə.fi.sjɔ̃/ |
contrefissiez /kɔ̃.tʁə.fi.sje/ |
contrefissent /kɔ̃.tʁə.fis/ |
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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 | – | |
| — | contrefais /kɔ̃.tʁə.fɛ/ |
— | contrefaisons /kɔ̃.tʁə.f(ə).zɔ̃/ |
contrefaites /kɔ̃.tʁə.fɛt/ |
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Anagrams
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Late Latin *contrāfaciō, corresponding to contrā (“against”) + faciō (“to make”)
Verb
contrefaire
- to counterfeit (make false objects)
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of contrefaire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | contrefaire | avoir contrefait | |||||
| gerund | en contrefaisant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | contrefaisant | ||||||
| past participle | contrefait | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | contrefaz, contrefai | contrefais | contrefait | contrefaimes, contrefaisons | contrefaites | contrefont |
| imperfect | contrefaisoie, contrefaiseie | contrefaisoies, contrefaiseies | contrefaisoit, contrefaiseit | contrefaisiiens, contrefaisiens | contrefaisiiez, contrefaisiez | contrefaisoient, contrefaiseient | |
| preterite | contrefis | contrefeṣis | contrefist | contrefeṣimes | contrefeṣistes | contrefirent | |
| future | contreferai | contreferas | contrefera | contreferons | contreferoiz, contrefereiz, contreferez | contreferont | |
| conditional | contreferoie, contrefereie | contreferoies, contrefereies | contreferoit, contrefereit | contreferiiens, contreferiens | contreferiiez, contreferiez | contreferoient, contrefereient | |
| 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 anterior | Use the preterite 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 jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | contreface | contrefaces | contreface | contrefaciens, contrefaçons | contrefaciez | contrefacent |
| imperfect | contrefeṣisse | contrefeṣisses | contrefeṣist | contrefeṣissons, contrefeṣissiens | contrefeṣissoiz, contrefeṣissez, contrefeṣissiez | contrefeṣissent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | contrefa | — | contrefaimes, contrefaisons | contrefaites | — | ||
Descendants
- English: to counterfeit
- French: contrefaire