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combatre

combatre

See also: combatré

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Verb

combatre ‎(first-person singular present combato, past participle combatut)

  1. to combat

Conjugation

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French combatre, see below.

Verb

combatre

  1. to combat (engage in combat)

Descendants

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *combattere, present active infinitive of *combattō, from Latin cum + battuō.

Verb

combatre

  1. to combat; to engage in battle or warfare

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of combatre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive combatre avoir combatu
gerund en combatant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle combatant
past participle combatu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present combat combaz combat combatons combatez combatent
imperfect combatoie, combateie combatoies, combateies combatoit, combateit combatiiens, combatiens combatiiez, combatiez combatoient, combateient
preterite combati combatis combatié combatimes combatistes combatierent
future combatrai combatras combatra combatrons combatroiz, combatreiz, combatrez combatront
conditional combatroie, combatreie combatroies, combatreies combatroit, combatreit combatriiens, combatriens combatriiez, combatriez combatroient, combatreient
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 combate combates combate combatons combatez combatent
imperfect combatisse combatisses combatist combatissons, combatissiens combatissoiz, combatissez, combatissiez combatissent
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 –
— combat — combatons combatez —

Related terms

Descendants

Etymology

From Old Provençal, from Vulgar Latin *combattere, present active infinitive of *combattō, from Latin cum + battuō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kumˈbatɾə/

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