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enterrer
enterrer
See also: entèrrer
French
Verb
enterrer
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Conjugation
Conjugation of enterrer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | enterrer | avoir enterré | |||||
| gerund | en enterrant | en ayant enterré | |||||
| present participle | enterrant /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | enterré /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁe/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | enterre /ɑ̃.tɛʁ/ |
enterres /ɑ̃.tɛʁ/ |
enterre /ɑ̃.tɛʁ/ |
enterrons /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ̃/ |
enterrez /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁe/ |
enterrent /ɑ̃.tɛʁ/ |
| imperfect | enterrais /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁɛ/ |
enterrais /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁɛ/ |
enterrait /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁɛ/ |
enterrions /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁjɔ̃/ |
enterriez /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁje/ |
enterraient /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | enterrai /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁe/ |
enterras /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁa/ |
enterra /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁa/ |
enterrâmes /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁam/ |
enterrâtes /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁat/ |
enterrèrent /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁɛʁ/ |
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| future | enterrerai /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁə.ʁe/ |
enterreras /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁə.ʁa/ |
enterrera /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁə.ʁa/ |
enterrerons /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ |
enterrerez /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁə.ʁe/ |
enterreront /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | enterrerais /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
enterrerais /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
enterrerait /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
enterrerions /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
enterreriez /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁə.ʁje/ |
enterreraient /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁə.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 | enterre /ɑ̃.tɛʁ/ |
enterres /ɑ̃.tɛʁ/ |
enterre /ɑ̃.tɛʁ/ |
enterrions /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁjɔ̃/ |
enterriez /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁje/ |
enterrent /ɑ̃.tɛʁ/ |
| imperfect1 |
enterrasse /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁas/ |
enterrasses /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁas/ |
enterrât /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁa/ |
enterrassions /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ |
enterrassiez /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁa.sje/ |
enterrassent /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁas/ |
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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 | – | |
| — | enterre /ɑ̃.tɛʁ/ |
— | enterrons /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ̃/ |
enterrez /ɑ̃.tɛ.ʁe/ |
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Anagrams
Middle French
Etymology
Vulgar Latin *interrāre, present active infinitive of *interrō (“to put into earth”).
Verb
enterrer
- to bury (in the Earth)
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of enterrer
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | enterrer | avoir enterré | |||||
| gerund | en enterrant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | enterrant | ||||||
| past participle | enterré | ||||||
| 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 | enterre | enterres | enterre | enterrons | enterrez | enterrent |
| imperfect | enterrois, enterroys | enterrois, enterroys | enterroit, enterroyt | enterrions, enterryons | enterriez, enterryez | enterroient, enterroyent | |
| past historic | enterra | enterras | enterra | enterrasmes | enterrastes | enterrerent | |
| future | enterrerai, enterreray | enterreras | enterrera | enterrerons | enterrerez | enterreront | |
| conditional | enterrerois, enterreroys | enterrerois, enterreroys | enterreroit, enterreroyt | enterrerions, enterreryons | enterreriez, enterreryez | enterreroient, enterreroyent | |
| 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 | enterre | enterres | enterre | enterrons | enterrez | enterrent |
| imperfect | enterrasse | enterrasses | enterrast | enterrassions | enterrassiez | enterrassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | enterre | — | enterrons | enterrez | — | ||
Synonyms
Old French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *interrāre, present active infinitive of *interrō (“to put into earth”).
Verb
enterrer
- to bury (in the Earth)
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-rr, *-rrs, *-rrt are modified to r, rs, rt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of enterrer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | enterrer | avoir enterré | |||||
| gerund | en enterrant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | enterrant | ||||||
| past participle | enterré | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | enter | enterres | enterre | enterrons | enterrez | enterrent |
| imperfect | enterroie, enterreie, enterroe, enterreve | enterroies, enterreies, enterroes, enterreves | enterroit, enterreit, enterrot, enterreve | enterriiens, enterriens | enterriiez, enterriez | enterroient, enterreient, enterroent, enterrevent | |
| preterite | enterrai | enterras | enterra | enterrames | enterrastes | enterrerent | |
| future | enterrerai | enterreras | enterrera | enterrerons | enterreroiz, enterrereiz, enterrerez | enterreront | |
| conditional | enterreroie, enterrereie | enterreroies, enterrereies | enterreroit, enterrereit | enterreriiens, enterreriens | enterreriiez, enterreriez | enterreroient, enterrereient | |
| 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 | enter | enters | entert | enterrons | enterrez | enterrent |
| imperfect | enterrasse | enterrasses | enterrast | enterrissons, enterrissiens | enterrissoiz, enterrissez, enterrissiez | enterrassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | enterre | — | enterrons | enterrez | — | ||