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adouber
adouber
French
Verb
adouber
- to dub (bestow the title of knight upon)
- to name (a minister, successor etc.)
- to adjust a piece in a board game, such as chess or backgammon
Conjugation
Conjugation of adouber (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | adouber | avoir adoubé | |||||
| gerund | en adoubant | en ayant adoubé | |||||
| present participle | adoubant /a.du.bɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | adoubé /a.du.be/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | adoube /a.dub/ |
adoubes /a.dub/ |
adoube /a.dub/ |
adoubons /a.du.bɔ̃/ |
adoubez /a.du.be/ |
adoubent /a.dub/ |
| imperfect | adoubais /a.du.bɛ/ |
adoubais /a.du.bɛ/ |
adoubait /a.du.bɛ/ |
adoubions /a.du.bjɔ̃/ |
adoubiez /a.du.bje/ |
adoubaient /a.du.bɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | adoubai /a.du.be/ |
adoubas /a.du.ba/ |
adouba /a.du.ba/ |
adoubâmes /a.du.bam/ |
adoubâtes /a.du.bat/ |
adoubèrent /a.du.bɛʁ/ |
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| future | adouberai /a.du.bʁe/ |
adouberas /a.du.bʁa/ |
adoubera /a.du.bʁa/ |
adouberons /a.du.bʁɔ̃/ |
adouberez /a.du.bʁe/ |
adouberont /a.du.bʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | adouberais /a.du.bʁɛ/ |
adouberais /a.du.bʁɛ/ |
adouberait /a.du.bʁɛ/ |
adouberions /a.du.bə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
adouberiez /a.du.bə.ʁje/ |
adouberaient /a.du.bʁɛ/ |
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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 | adoube /a.dub/ |
adoubes /a.dub/ |
adoube /a.dub/ |
adoubions /a.du.bjɔ̃/ |
adoubiez /a.du.bje/ |
adoubent /a.dub/ |
| imperfect1 |
adoubasse /a.du.bas/ |
adoubasses /a.du.bas/ |
adoubât /a.du.ba/ |
adoubassions /a.du.ba.sjɔ̃/ |
adoubassiez /a.du.ba.sje/ |
adoubassent /a.du.bas/ |
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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 | – | |
| — | adoube /a.dub/ |
— | adoubons /a.du.bɔ̃/ |
adoubez /a.du.be/ |
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Derived terms
Old French
Verb
adouber
- Alternative form of adober
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-b, *-bs, *-bt are modified to p, s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of adouber (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | adouber | avoir adoubé | |||||
| gerund | en adoubant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | adoubant | ||||||
| past participle | adoubé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | adoup | adoubes | adoube | adoubons | adoubez | adoubent |
| imperfect | adouboie, adoubeie, adouboe, adoubeve | adouboies, adoubeies, adouboes, adoubeves | adouboit, adoubeit, adoubot, adoubeve | adoubiiens, adoubiens | adoubiiez, adoubiez | adouboient, adoubeient, adouboent, adoubevent | |
| preterite | adoubai | adoubas | adouba | adoubames | adoubastes | adouberent | |
| future | adouberai | adouberas | adoubera | adouberons | adouberoiz, adoubereiz, adouberez | adouberont | |
| conditional | adouberoie, adoubereie | adouberoies, adoubereies | adouberoit, adoubereit | adouberiiens, adouberiens | adouberiiez, adouberiez | adouberoient, adoubereient | |
| 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 | adoup | adous | adout | adoubons | adoubez | adoubent |
| imperfect | adoubasse | adoubasses | adoubast | adoubissons, adoubissiens | adoubissoiz, adoubissez, adoubissiez | adoubassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | adoube | — | adoubons | adoubez | — | ||
References
- (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (adouber)