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contredire
contredire
French
Verb
contredire
- to contradict
Conjugation
This verb is one of a group of -re verbs all ending in -dire. They are conjugated exactly like dire, but with a different second-person plural indicative present (that is, like confire). Members of this group include dédire and interdire.
Conjugation of contredire (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | contredire | avoir contredit | |||||
| gerund | en contredisant | en ayant contredit | |||||
| present participle | contredisant /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | contredit /kɔ̃.tʁə.di/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | contredis /kɔ̃.tʁə.di/ |
contredis /kɔ̃.tʁə.di/ |
contredit /kɔ̃.tʁə.di/ |
contredisons /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zɔ̃/ |
contredisez /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ze/ |
contredisent /kɔ̃.tʁə.diz/ |
| imperfect | contredisais /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zɛ/ |
contredisais /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zɛ/ |
contredisait /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zɛ/ |
contredisions /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zjɔ̃/ |
contredisiez /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zje/ |
contredisaient /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | contredis /kɔ̃.tʁə.di/ |
contredis /kɔ̃.tʁə.di/ |
contredit /kɔ̃.tʁə.di/ |
contredîmes /kɔ̃.tʁə.dim/ |
contredîtes /kɔ̃.tʁə.dit/ |
contredirent /kɔ̃.tʁə.diʁ/ |
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| future | contredirai /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁe/ |
contrediras /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁa/ |
contredira /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁa/ |
contredirons /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁɔ̃/ |
contredirez /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁe/ |
contrediront /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | contredirais /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁɛ/ |
contredirais /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁɛ/ |
contredirait /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁɛ/ |
contredirions /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁjɔ̃/ |
contrediriez /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁje/ |
contrediraient /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁɛ/ |
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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 | contredise /kɔ̃.tʁə.diz/ |
contredises /kɔ̃.tʁə.diz/ |
contredise /kɔ̃.tʁə.diz/ |
contredisions /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zjɔ̃/ |
contredisiez /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zje/ |
contredisent /kɔ̃.tʁə.diz/ |
| imperfect1 |
contredisse /kɔ̃.tʁə.dis/ |
contredisses /kɔ̃.tʁə.dis/ |
contredît /kɔ̃.tʁə.di/ |
contredissions /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.sjɔ̃/ |
contredissiez /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.sje/ |
contredissent /kɔ̃.tʁə.dis/ |
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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 | – | |
| — | contredis /kɔ̃.tʁə.di/ |
— | contredisons /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zɔ̃/ |
contredisez /kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ze/ |
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Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Latin contrādīcō, from contrā (“against”) + dīcō (“to speak”).
Verb
contredire
- to speak out against
- to contradict
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of contredire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | contredire | avoir contredit | |||||
| gerund | en contredisant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | contredisant | ||||||
| past participle | contredit | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | contredi | contredis | contredit | contredimes, contredions, contredisons | contredites | contredient |
| imperfect | contredisoie, contrediseie | contredisoies, contrediseies | contredisoit, contrediseit | contredisiiens, contredisiens | contredisiiez, contredisiez | contredisoient, contrediseient | |
| preterite | contredis | contredesis | contredist | contredesimes | contredesistes | contredistrent | |
| future | contredirai | contrediras | contredira | contredirons | contrediroiz, contredireiz, contredirez | contrediront | |
| conditional | contrediroie, contredireie | contrediroies, contredireies | contrediroit, contredireit | contrediriiens, contrediriens | contrediriiez, contrediriez | contrediroient, contredireient | |
| 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 | contredïe | contredïes | contredïe | contrediiens, contredions, contredisiens, contredisons | contrediiez, contredisiez | contredïent |
| imperfect | contredesisse | contredesisses | contredesist | contredesissons, contredesissiens | contredesissoiz, contredesissez, contredesissiez | contredesissent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | contredi | — | contredimes, contredions, contredisons | contredites | — | ||
Descendants
- French: contredire