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desfaire

desfaire

Middle French

Verb

desfaire

  1. to undo
  2. to undo; to untie (a knot, a fastening)

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
   Conjugation of desfaire
simple compound
infinitive desfaire avoir desfait, desfaict
gerund en desfaisant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle desfaisant
past participle desfait, desfaict
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 desfais desfais desfait, desfet desfaisons desfaites desfont
imperfect desfaisois, desfaisoys desfaisois, desfaisoys desfaisoit, desfaisoyt desfaisions desfaisiez desfaisoient, desfaisoyent
past historic desfis desfis desfit desfismes desfistes desfirent
future desferoie, desferoye desferas desfera desferons desferez desferont
conditional desferois, desferoys desferois, desferoys desferoit, desferoyt desferions desferiez desferoient, desferoyent
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 desface desfaces desface desfacions desfaciez desfacent
imperfect desfisse desfisses desfist desfissions desfissiez desfissent
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 –
— desfais — desfaisons desfaites —

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

des- +‎ faire, possibly from Medieval Latin, Vulgar Latin disfaciō, disfacere, from Latin dis- + faciō.

Verb

desfaire

  1. to undo
  2. to defeat

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 desfaire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive desfaire avoir desfait
gerund en desfaisant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle desfaisant
past participle desfait
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present desfaz, desfai desfais desfait desfaimes, desfaisons desfaites desfont
imperfect desfaisoie, desfaiseie desfaisoies, desfaiseies desfaisoit, desfaiseit desfaisiiens, desfaisiens desfaisiiez, desfaisiez desfaisoient, desfaiseient
preterite desfis desfeṣis desfist desfeṣimes desfeṣistes desfirent
future desferai desferas desfera desferons desferoiz, desfereiz, desferez desferont
conditional desferoie, desfereie desferoies, desfereies desferoit, desfereit desferiiens, desferiens desferiiez, desferiez desferoient, desfereient
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 desface desfaces desface desfaciens, desfaçons desfaciez desfacent
imperfect desfeṣisse desfeṣisses desfeṣist desfeṣissons, desfeṣissiens desfeṣissoiz, desfeṣissez, desfeṣissiez desfeṣissent
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 –
— desfa — desfaimes, desfaisons desfaites —

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