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caeir
caeir
Old French
Verb
caeir
- Alternative form of cheoir
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a distinct stressed present stem, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of caeir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | caeir | aveir keï, caï, keü, caü, keoit, caoit | |||||
| gerund | en keant, caant | Use the gerund of aveir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | keant, caant | ||||||
| past participle | keï, caï, keü, caü, keoit, caoit | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | kié | kiez | kiet | keons, caons | keez, caez | kiéent |
| imperfect | keeie, caeie | keeies, caeies | keeit, caeit | keïiens, keïens, caïiens, caïens | keïiez, keïez, caïiez, caïez | keeient, caeient | |
| preterite | keï, caï, cui | keïs, caïs, keüs | keï, caï, cut | keïmes, caïmes, keümes | keïstes, caïstes, keüstes | keïrent, caïrent, curent | |
| future | kerrai, carrai | kerras, carras | kerra, carra | kerrons, carrons | kerreiz, kerrez, carreiz, carrez | kerront, carront | |
| conditional | kerreie, carreie | kerreies, carreies | kerreit, carreit | kerriiens, kerriens, carriiens, carriens | kerriiez, kerriez, carriiez, carriez | kerreient, carreient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of aveir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of aveir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of aveir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of aveir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of aveir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | kiée | kiées | kiée | keons, caons | keez, caez | kiéent |
| imperfect | keïsse, caïsse, keüsse | keïsses, caïsses, keüsses | keïst, caïst, keüst | keïssons, keïssiens, caïssons, caïssiens, keüssons, keüssiens | keïsseiz, keïssez, keïssiez, caïsseiz, caïssez, caïssiez, keüsseiz, keüssez, keüssiez | keïssent, caïssent, keüssent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of aveir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of aveir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | kié | — | keons, caons | keez, caez | — | ||