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drecier
drecier
Old French
Alternative forms
Verb
drecier
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of drecier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | drecier | avoir drecié | |||||
| gerund | en dreçant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | dreçant | ||||||
| past participle | drecié | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | drez | dreces | drece | dreçons | dreciez | drecent |
| imperfect | dreçoie, dreceie, dreçoe, drecieve | dreçoies, dreceies, dreçoes, drecieves | dreçoit, dreceit, dreçot, drecieve | dreciiens, dreciens | dreciiez, dreciez | dreçoient, dreceient, dreçoent, drecievent | |
| preterite | dreçai | dreças | dreça | dreçames | dreçastes | drecierent | |
| future | drecerai | dreceras | drecera | drecerons | dreceroiz, drecereiz, drecerez | dreceront | |
| conditional | dreceroie, drecereie | dreceroies, drecereies | dreceroit, drecereit | dreceriiens, dreceriens | dreceriiez, dreceriez | dreceroient, drecereient | |
| 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 | drez | drez | drezt | dreçons | dreciez | drecent |
| imperfect | dreçasse | dreçasses | dreçast | drecissons, drecissiens | drecissoiz, drecissez, drecissiez | dreçassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | drece | — | dreçons | dreciez | — | ||
Derived terms
Descendants
- French: dresser