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mesparler
mesparler
Old French
Verb
mesparler
- to traduce (speak ill of)
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ols, *-olt are modified to ous, out. This verb has a stressed present stem mesparol distinct from the unstressed stem mesparl. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of mesparler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | mesparler | avoir mesparlé | |||||
| gerund | en mesparlant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | mesparlant | ||||||
| past participle | mesparlé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | mesparol | mesparoles | mesparole | mesparlons | mesparlez | mesparolent |
| imperfect | mesparloie, mesparleie, mesparloe, mesparleve | mesparloies, mesparleies, mesparloes, mesparleves | mesparloit, mesparleit, mesparlot, mesparleve | mesparliiens, mesparliens | mesparliiez, mesparliez | mesparloient, mesparleient, mesparloent, mesparlevent | |
| preterite | mesparlai | mesparlas | mesparla | mesparlames | mesparlastes | mesparlerent | |
| future | mesparlerai | mesparleras | mesparlera | mesparlerons | mesparleroiz, mesparlereiz, mesparlerez | mesparleront | |
| conditional | mesparleroie, mesparlereie | mesparleroies, mesparlereies | mesparleroit, mesparlereit | mesparleriiens, mesparleriens | mesparleriiez, mesparleriez | mesparleroient, mesparlereient | |
| 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 | mesparol | mesparous | mesparout | mesparlons | mesparlez | mesparolent |
| imperfect | mesparlasse | mesparlasses | mesparlast | mesparlissons, mesparlissiens | mesparlissoiz, mesparlissez, mesparlissiez | mesparlassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | mesparole | — | mesparlons | mesparlez | — | ||