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dampner
dampner
Middle French
Verb
dampner
- to damn
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of dampner
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dampner | avoir dampné | |||||
| gerund | en dampnant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | dampnant | ||||||
| past participle | dampné | ||||||
| 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 | dampne | dampnes | dampne | dampnons | dampnez | dampnent |
| imperfect | dampnois, dampnoys | dampnois, dampnoys | dampnoit, dampnoyt | dampnions, dampnyons | dampniez, dampnyez | dampnoient, dampnoyent | |
| past historic | dampna | dampnas | dampna | dampnasmes | dampnastes | dampnerent | |
| future | dampnerai, dampneray | dampneras | dampnera | dampnerons | dampnerez | dampneront | |
| conditional | dampnerois, dampneroys | dampnerois, dampneroys | dampneroit, dampneroyt | dampnerions, dampneryons | dampneriez, dampneryez | dampneroient, dampneroyent | |
| 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 | dampne | dampnes | dampne | dampnons | dampnez | dampnent |
| imperfect | dampnasse | dampnasses | dampnast | dampnassions | dampnassiez | dampnassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | dampne | — | dampnons | dampnez | — | ||
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Latin damnō. The p is unetymological.
Verb
dampner
- to damn
- Que Dex vos dampne!
- May God damn you!
- Que Dex vos dampne!
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. 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 dampner (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dampner | avoir dampné | |||||
| gerund | en dampnant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | dampnant | ||||||
| past participle | dampné | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | dampne | dampnes | dampne | dampnons | dampnez | dampnent |
| imperfect | dampnoie, dampneie, dampnoe, dampneve | dampnoies, dampneies, dampnoes, dampneves | dampnoit, dampneit, dampnot, dampneve | dampniiens, dampniens | dampniiez, dampniez | dampnoient, dampneient, dampnoent, dampnevent | |
| preterite | dampnai | dampnas | dampna | dampnames | dampnastes | dampnerent | |
| future | dampnerai | dampneras | dampnera | dampnerons | dampneroiz, dampnereiz, dampnerez | dampneront | |
| conditional | dampneroie, dampnereie | dampneroies, dampnereies | dampneroit, dampnereit | dampneriiens, dampneriens | dampneriiez, dampneriez | dampneroient, dampnereient | |
| 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 | dampne | dampnes | dampne | dampnons | dampnez | dampnent |
| imperfect | dampnasse | dampnasses | dampnast | dampnissons, dampnissiens | dampnissoiz, dampnissez, dampnissiez | dampnassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | dampne | — | dampnons | dampnez | — | ||