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arachier
arachier
Old French
Alternative forms
Verb
arachier
- to pull off (by physical force)
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
- Erec par le hiaume le sache,
A force del chief li arrache- Erec grabs him by the helmet,
With force pulls it off his head
- Erec grabs him by the helmet,
- Erec par le hiaume le sache,
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
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. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of arachier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | arachier | avoir arachié | |||||
| gerund | en arachant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | arachant | ||||||
| past participle | arachié | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | arache | araches | arache | arachons | arachiez | arachent |
| imperfect | arachoie, aracheie, arachoe, arachieve | arachoies, aracheies, arachoes, arachieves | arachoit, aracheit, arachot, arachieve | arachiiens, arachiens | arachiiez, arachiez | arachoient, aracheient, arachoent, arachievent | |
| preterite | arachai | arachas | aracha | arachames | arachastes | arachierent | |
| future | aracherai | aracheras | arachera | aracherons | aracheroiz, arachereiz, aracherez | aracheront | |
| conditional | aracheroie, arachereie | aracheroies, arachereies | aracheroit, arachereit | aracheriiens, aracheriens | aracheriiez, aracheriez | aracheroient, arachereient | |
| 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 | arache | araches | arache | arachons | arachiez | arachent |
| imperfect | arachasse | arachasses | arachast | arachissons, arachissiens | arachissoiz, arachissez, arachissiez | arachassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | arache | — | arachons | arachiez | — | ||
Descendants
- French: arracher