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embracier
embracier
Old French
Alternative forms
Verb
embracier
- to kiss
Synonyms
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. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of embracier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | embracier | avoir embracié | |||||
| gerund | en embraçant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | embraçant | ||||||
| past participle | embracié | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | embraz | embraces | embrace | embraçons | embraciez | embracent |
| imperfect | embraçoie, embraceie, embraçoe, embracieve | embraçoies, embraceies, embraçoes, embracieves | embraçoit, embraceit, embraçot, embracieve | embraciiens, embraciens | embraciiez, embraciez | embraçoient, embraceient, embraçoent, embracievent | |
| preterite | embraçai | embraças | embraça | embraçames | embraçastes | embracierent | |
| future | embracerai | embraceras | embracera | embracerons | embraceroiz, embracereiz, embracerez | embraceront | |
| conditional | embraceroie, embracereie | embraceroies, embracereies | embraceroit, embracereit | embraceriiens, embraceriens | embraceriiez, embraceriez | embraceroient, embracereient | |
| 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 | embraz | embraz | embrazt | embraçons | embraciez | embracent |
| imperfect | embraçasse | embraçasses | embraçast | embracissons, embracissiens | embracissoiz, embracissez, embracissiez | embraçassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | embrace | — | embraçons | embraciez | — | ||
Descendants
- English: to embrace
- French: embrasser