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amadouer
amadouer
French
Verb
amadouer
- to coax; to sweet-talk (persuade gradually)
- to cajole
- to humour (person)
Conjugation
Conjugation of amadouer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | amadouer | avoir amadoué | |||||
gerund | en amadouant | en ayant amadoué | |||||
present participle | amadouant /a.ma.dwɑ̃/ |
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past participle | amadoué /a.ma.dwe/ |
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person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
simple tenses |
present | amadoue /a.ma.du/ |
amadoues /a.ma.du/ |
amadoue /a.ma.du/ |
amadouons /a.ma.dwɔ̃/ |
amadouez /a.ma.dwe/ |
amadouent /a.ma.du/ |
imperfect | amadouais /a.ma.dwɛ/ |
amadouais /a.ma.dwɛ/ |
amadouait /a.ma.dwɛ/ |
amadouions /a.ma.du.jɔ̃/ |
amadouiez /a.ma.du.je/ |
amadouaient /a.ma.dwɛ/ |
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past historic1 | amadouai /a.ma.dwe/ |
amadouas /a.ma.dwa/ |
amadoua /a.ma.dwa/ |
amadouâmes /a.ma.dwam/ |
amadouâtes /a.ma.dwat/ |
amadouèrent /a.ma.dwɛʁ/ |
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future | amadouerai /a.ma.du.ʁe/ |
amadoueras /a.ma.du.ʁa/ |
amadouera /a.ma.du.ʁa/ |
amadouerons /a.ma.du.ʁɔ̃/ |
amadouerez /a.ma.du.ʁe/ |
amadoueront /a.ma.du.ʁɔ̃/ |
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conditional | amadouerais /a.ma.du.ʁɛ/ |
amadouerais /a.ma.du.ʁɛ/ |
amadouerait /a.ma.du.ʁɛ/ |
amadouerions /a.ma.du.ʁjɔ̃/ |
amadoueriez /a.ma.du.ʁje/ |
amadoueraient /a.ma.du.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 | amadoue /a.ma.du/ |
amadoues /a.ma.du/ |
amadoue /a.ma.du/ |
amadouions /a.ma.du.jɔ̃/ |
amadouiez /a.ma.du.je/ |
amadouent /a.ma.du/ |
imperfect1 |
amadouasse /a.ma.dwas/ |
amadouasses /a.ma.dwas/ |
amadouât /a.ma.dwa/ |
amadouassions /a.ma.dwa.sjɔ̃/ |
amadouassiez /a.ma.dwa.sje/ |
amadouassent /a.ma.dwas/ |
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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 | – | |
— | amadoue /a.ma.du/ |
— | amadouons /a.ma.dwɔ̃/ |
amadouez /a.ma.dwe/ |
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1literary tenses |
Derived terms
Middle French
Verb
amadouer
- to coax; to sweet-talk (persuade gradually)
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of amadouer
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | amadouer | avoir amadoué | |||||
gerund | en amadouant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | amadouant | ||||||
past participle | amadoué | ||||||
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 | amadoue | amadoues | amadoue | amadouons | amadouez | amadouent |
imperfect | amadouois, amadouoys | amadouois, amadouoys | amadouoit, amadouoyt | amadouions, amadouyons | amadouiez, amadouyez | amadouoient, amadouoyent | |
past historic | amadoua | amadouas | amadoua | amadouasmes | amadouastes | amadouerent | |
future | amadouerai, amadoueray | amadoueras | amadouera | amadouerons | amadouerez | amadoueront | |
conditional | amadouerois, amadoueroys | amadouerois, amadoueroys | amadoueroit, amadoueroyt | amadouerions, amadoueryons | amadoueriez, amadoueryez | amadoueroient, amadoueroyent | |
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 | amadoue | amadoues | amadoue | amadouons | amadouez | amadouent |
imperfect | amadouasse | amadouasses | amadouast | amadouassions | amadouassiez | amadouassent | |
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 | – | |
— | amadoue | — | amadouons | amadouez | — |