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confondre
confondre
See also: confondré
Catalan
Verb
confondre (first-person singular present confonc, past participle confós)
- to mix thoroughly or completely
- to confound, to confuse
Conjugation
as for prendre except past participle (confós)
Conjugation of confondre (second conjugation with velar infix, irregular past participle)
| infinitive | confondre | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | confonent | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | confós | — | |||||
| plural | — | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
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| present | confonc | confons | confon | confonem | confoneu | confonen | |
| imperfect | confonia | confonies | confonia | confoníem | confoníeu | confonien | |
| future | confondré | confondràs | confondrà | confondrem | confondreu | confondran | |
| preterite | confonguí | confongueres | confongué | confonguérem | confonguéreu | confongueren | |
| conditional | confondria | confondries | confondria | confondríem | confondríeu | confondrien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
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| present | confongui | confonguis | confongui | confonguem | confongueu | confonguin | |
| imperfect | confongués | confonguessis | confongués | confonguéssim | confonguéssiu | confonguessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| — | confon | confongui | confonguem | confoneu | confonguin | ||
Derived terms
- confondre's
Related terms
References
- Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). ISBN 84-412-2477-3.
French
Etymology
From Old French confondre, a borrowing from Latin confundere, present active infinitive of confundō.
Pronunciation
Verb
confondre
- to confuse, confound
- (reflexive, with à) to mix in, to merge
- (reflexive, with avec) to mix up, to get confused (with)
- (reflexive) to coincide
- (reflexive) to be overflowing with, to be profuse with
- Je me confonds en excuses. — I am apologizing profusely.
Conjugation
Conjugation of confondre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | confondre | avoir confondu | |||||
| gerund | en confondant | en ayant confondu | |||||
| present participle | confondant /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | confondu /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dy/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | confonds /kɔ̃.fɔ̃/ |
confonds /kɔ̃.fɔ̃/ |
confond /kɔ̃.fɔ̃/ |
confondons /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɔ̃/ |
confondez /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.de/ |
confondent /kɔ̃.fɔ̃d/ |
| imperfect | confondais /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɛ/ |
confondais /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɛ/ |
confondait /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɛ/ |
confondions /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.djɔ̃/ |
confondiez /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dje/ |
confondaient /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | confondis /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di/ |
confondis /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di/ |
confondit /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di/ |
confondîmes /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dim/ |
confondîtes /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dit/ |
confondirent /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.diʁ/ |
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| future | confondrai /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁe/ |
confondras /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁa/ |
confondra /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁa/ |
confondrons /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɔ̃/ |
confondrez /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁe/ |
confondront /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | confondrais /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɛ/ |
confondrais /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɛ/ |
confondrait /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɛ/ |
confondrions /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ |
confondriez /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁi.je/ |
confondraient /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɛ/ |
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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 | confonde /kɔ̃.fɔ̃d/ |
confondes /kɔ̃.fɔ̃d/ |
confonde /kɔ̃.fɔ̃d/ |
confondions /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.djɔ̃/ |
confondiez /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dje/ |
confondent /kɔ̃.fɔ̃d/ |
| imperfect1 |
confondisse /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dis/ |
confondisses /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dis/ |
confondît /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di/ |
confondissions /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃/ |
confondissiez /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di.sje/ |
confondissent /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dis/ |
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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 | – | |
| — | confonds /kɔ̃.fɔ̃/ |
— | confondons /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɔ̃/ |
confondez /kɔ̃.fɔ̃.de/ |
— | ||
| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Related terms
Old French
Alternative forms
- cunfundre (Anglo-Norman)
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin confundere, present active infinitive of confundō.
Verb
confondre
- to destroy; to annihilate
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of confondre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | confondre | avoir confondu, confus | |||||
| gerund | en confondant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | confondant | ||||||
| past participle | confondu, confus | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | confont | confonz | confont | confondons | confondez | confondent |
| imperfect | confondoie, confondeie | confondoies, confondeies | confondoit, confondeit | confondiiens, confondiens | confondiiez, confondiez | confondoient, confondeient | |
| preterite | confondi | confondis | confondi | confondimes | confondistes | confondirent | |
| future | confondrai | confondras | confondra | confondrons | confondroiz, confondreiz, confondrez | confondront | |
| conditional | confondroie, confondreie | confondroies, confondreies | confondroit, confondreit | confondriiens, confondriens | confondriiez, confondriez | confondroient, confondreient | |
| 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 | confonde | confondes | confonde | confondons | confondez | confondent |
| imperfect | confondisse | confondisses | confondist | confondissons, confondissiens | confondissoiz, confondissez, confondissiez | confondissent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | confont | — | confondons | confondez | — | ||