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Converser
Con-vers′er
,Noun.
One who engages in conversation.
Definition 2024
converser
converser
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.se/
Verb
converser
- (intransitive) to converse
Conjugation
Conjugation of converser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | converser | avoir conversé | |||||
| gerund | en conversant | en ayant conversé | |||||
| present participle | conversant /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | conversé /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.se/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | converse /kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ |
converses /kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ |
converse /kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ |
conversons /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɔ̃/ |
conversez /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.se/ |
conversent /kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ |
| imperfect | conversais /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɛ/ |
conversais /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɛ/ |
conversait /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɛ/ |
conversions /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃/ |
conversiez /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sje/ |
conversaient /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | conversai /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.se/ |
conversas /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa/ |
conversa /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa/ |
conversâmes /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sam/ |
conversâtes /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sat/ |
conversèrent /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɛʁ/ |
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| future | converserai /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁe/ |
converseras /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁa/ |
conversera /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁa/ |
converserons /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/ |
converserez /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁe/ |
converseront /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | converserais /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ |
converserais /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ |
converserait /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ |
converserions /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
converseriez /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁje/ |
converseraient /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.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 | converse /kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ |
converses /kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ |
converse /kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ |
conversions /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃/ |
conversiez /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sje/ |
conversent /kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ |
| imperfect1 |
conversasse /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sas/ |
conversasses /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sas/ |
conversât /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa/ |
conversassions /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa.sjɔ̃/ |
conversassiez /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa.sje/ |
conversassent /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sas/ |
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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 | – | |
| — | converse /kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ |
— | conversons /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɔ̃/ |
conversez /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.se/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Old French
Etymology
Verb
converser
- to converse (discuss; talk; speak)
- circa 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:
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Ce fut fantosme, se devient, qui antre nos a conversé
- This was a ghost, it turns out, who spoke among us
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Ce fut fantosme, se devient, qui antre nos a conversé
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Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of converser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | converser | avoir conversé | |||||
| gerund | en conversant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | conversant | ||||||
| past participle | conversé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | convers | converses | converse | conversons | conversez | conversent |
| imperfect | conversoie, converseie, conversoe, converseve | conversoies, converseies, conversoes, converseves | conversoit, converseit, conversot, converseve | conversiiens, conversiens | conversiiez, conversiez | conversoient, converseient, conversoent, conversevent | |
| preterite | conversai | conversas | conversa | conversames | conversastes | converserent | |
| future | converserai | converseras | conversera | converserons | converseroiz, conversereiz, converserez | converseront | |
| conditional | converseroie, conversereie | converseroies, conversereies | converseroit, conversereit | converseriiens, converseriens | converseriiez, converseriez | converseroient, conversereient | |
| 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 | convers | convers | converst | conversons | conversez | conversent |
| imperfect | conversasse | conversasses | conversast | conversissons, conversissiens | conversissoiz, conversissez, conversissiez | conversassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | converse | — | conversons | conversez | — | ||