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Confesser
Con-fess′er
,Noun.
One who makes a confession.
Definition 2024
confesser
confesser
See also: confêsser
French
Pronunciation
Verb
confesser
- (transitive) to acknowledge, admit
- (transitive, reflexive) to confess oneself (to confess having sinned)
Conjugation
Conjugation of confesser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | confesser | avoir confessé | |||||
| gerund | en confessant | en ayant confessé | |||||
| present participle | confessant /kɔ̃.fɛ.sɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | confessé /kɔ̃.fɛ.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 | confesse /kɔ̃.fɛs/ |
confesses /kɔ̃.fɛs/ |
confesse /kɔ̃.fɛs/ |
confessons /kɔ̃.fɛ.sɔ̃/ |
confessez /kɔ̃.fɛ.se/ |
confessent /kɔ̃.fɛs/ |
| imperfect | confessais /kɔ̃.fɛ.sɛ/ |
confessais /kɔ̃.fɛ.sɛ/ |
confessait /kɔ̃.fɛ.sɛ/ |
confessions /kɔ̃.fɛ.sjɔ̃/ |
confessiez /kɔ̃.fɛ.sje/ |
confessaient /kɔ̃.fɛ.sɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | confessai /kɔ̃.fɛ.se/ |
confessas /kɔ̃.fɛ.sa/ |
confessa /kɔ̃.fɛ.sa/ |
confessâmes /kɔ̃.fɛ.sam/ |
confessâtes /kɔ̃.fɛ.sat/ |
confessèrent /kɔ̃.fɛ.sɛʁ/ |
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| future | confesserai /kɔ̃.fɛ.sʁe/ |
confesseras /kɔ̃.fɛ.sʁa/ |
confessera /kɔ̃.fɛ.sʁa/ |
confesserons /kɔ̃.fɛ.sʁɔ̃/ |
confesserez /kɔ̃.fɛ.sʁe/ |
confesseront /kɔ̃.fɛ.sʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | confesserais /kɔ̃.fɛ.sʁɛ/ |
confesserais /kɔ̃.fɛ.sʁɛ/ |
confesserait /kɔ̃.fɛ.sʁɛ/ |
confesserions /kɔ̃.fɛ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
confesseriez /kɔ̃.fɛ.sə.ʁje/ |
confesseraient /kɔ̃.fɛ.sʁɛ/ |
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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 | confesse /kɔ̃.fɛs/ |
confesses /kɔ̃.fɛs/ |
confesse /kɔ̃.fɛs/ |
confessions /kɔ̃.fɛ.sjɔ̃/ |
confessiez /kɔ̃.fɛ.sje/ |
confessent /kɔ̃.fɛs/ |
| imperfect1 |
confessasse /kɔ̃.fɛ.sas/ |
confessasses /kɔ̃.fɛ.sas/ |
confessât /kɔ̃.fɛ.sa/ |
confessassions /kɔ̃.fɛ.sa.sjɔ̃/ |
confessassiez /kɔ̃.fɛ.sa.sje/ |
confessassent /kɔ̃.fɛ.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 | – | |
| — | confesse /kɔ̃.fɛs/ |
— | confessons /kɔ̃.fɛ.sɔ̃/ |
confessez /kɔ̃.fɛ.se/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Middle French
Verb
confesser
- to confess
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of confesser
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | confesser | avoir confessé | |||||
| gerund | en confessant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | confessant | ||||||
| past participle | confessé | ||||||
| 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 | confesse | confesses | confesse | confessons | confessez | confessent |
| imperfect | confessois, confessoys | confessois, confessoys | confessoit, confessoyt | confessions, confessyons | confessiez, confessyez | confessoient, confessoyent | |
| past historic | confessa | confessas | confessa | confessasmes | confessastes | confesserent | |
| future | confesserai, confesseray | confesseras | confessera | confesserons | confesserez | confesseront | |
| conditional | confesserois, confesseroys | confesserois, confesseroys | confesseroit, confesseroyt | confesserions, confesseryons | confesseriez, confesseryez | confesseroient, confesseroyent | |
| 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 | confesse | confesses | confesse | confessons | confessez | confessent |
| imperfect | confessasse | confessasses | confessast | confessassions | confessassiez | confessassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | confesse | — | confessons | confessez | — | ||
Old French
Verb
confesser
- to confess
- to promise; to swear
- (Christianity) to confess (hear someone's confession)
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-sss, *-sst are modified to s, s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of confesser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | confesser | avoir confessé | |||||
| gerund | en confessant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | confessant | ||||||
| past participle | confessé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | confes | confesses | confesse | confessons | confessez | confessent |
| imperfect | confessoie, confesseie, confessoe, confesseve | confessoies, confesseies, confessoes, confesseves | confessoit, confesseit, confessot, confesseve | confessiiens, confessiens | confessiiez, confessiez | confessoient, confesseient, confessoent, confessevent | |
| preterite | confessai | confessas | confessa | confessames | confessastes | confesserent | |
| future | confesserai | confesseras | confessera | confesserons | confesseroiz, confessereiz, confesserez | confesseront | |
| conditional | confesseroie, confessereie | confesseroies, confessereies | confesseroit, confessereit | confesseriiens, confesseriens | confesseriiez, confesseriez | confesseroient, confessereient | |
| 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 | confes | confes | confest | confessons | confessez | confessent |
| imperfect | confessasse | confessasses | confessast | confessissons, confessissiens | confessissoiz, confessissez, confessissiez | confessassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | confesse | — | confessons | confessez | — | ||