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souspirer
souspirer
Middle French
Verb
souspirer
- to sigh (make a sighing noise)
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of souspirer
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | souspirer | avoir souspiré | |||||
| gerund | en souspirant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | souspirant | ||||||
| past participle | souspiré | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ie (may be i' before a vowel) | tu | il | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | souspire | souspires | souspire | souspirons | souspirez | souspirent |
| imperfect | souspirois, souspiroys | souspirois, souspiroys | souspiroit, souspiroyt | souspirions, souspiryons | souspiriez, souspiryez | souspiroient, souspiroyent | |
| past historic | souspira | souspiras | souspira | souspirasmes | souspirastes | souspirerent | |
| future | souspirerai, souspireray | souspireras | souspirera | souspirerons | souspirerez | souspireront | |
| conditional | souspirerois, souspireroys | souspirerois, souspireroys | souspireroit, souspireroyt | souspirerions, souspireryons | souspireriez, souspireryez | souspireroient, souspireroyent | |
| 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 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 ie | que tu | qu'il | que nous | que vous | qu'ilz, qu'elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | souspire | souspires | souspire | souspirons | souspirez | souspirent |
| imperfect | souspirasse | souspirasses | souspirast | souspirassions | souspirassiez | souspirassent | |
| 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 | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | souspire | — | souspirons | souspirez | — | ||
Descendants
- French: soupirer
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin suspīrāre, present active infinitive of suspīrō.
Verb
souspirer
- to sigh (make a sighing noise)
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of souspirer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | souspirer | avoir souspiré | |||||
| gerund | en souspirant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | souspirant | ||||||
| past participle | souspiré | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | souspir | souspires | souspire | souspirons | souspirez | souspirent |
| imperfect | souspiroie, souspireie, souspiroe, souspireve | souspiroies, souspireies, souspiroes, souspireves | souspiroit, souspireit, souspirot, souspireve | souspiriiens, souspiriens | souspiriiez, souspiriez | souspiroient, souspireient, souspiroent, souspirevent | |
| preterite | souspirai | souspiras | souspira | souspirames | souspirastes | souspirerent | |
| future | souspirerai | souspireras | souspirera | souspirerons | souspireroiz, souspirereiz, souspirerez | souspireront | |
| conditional | souspireroie, souspirereie | souspireroies, souspirereies | souspireroit, souspirereit | souspireriiens, souspireriens | souspireriiez, souspireriez | souspireroient, souspirereient | |
| 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 | souspir | souspirs | souspirt | souspirons | souspirez | souspirent |
| imperfect | souspirasse | souspirasses | souspirast | souspirissons, souspirissiens | souspirissoiz, souspirissez, souspirissiez | souspirassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | souspire | — | souspirons | souspirez | — | ||