desmembrer

Old French

Etymology

Verb

desmembrer

to dismember (remove limbs)
to dismantle; to destroy; to rip to pieces

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Conjugation of desmembrer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		desmembrer			avoir desmembré
gerund		en desmembrant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		desmembrant
past participle		desmembré
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	desmembre	desmembres	desmembre	desmembrons	desmembrez	desmembrent
	imperfect	desmembroie, desmembreie, desmembroe, desmembreve	desmembroies, desmembreies, desmembroes, desmembreves	desmembroit, desmembreit, desmembrot, desmembreve	desmembriiens, desmembriens	desmembriiez, desmembriez	desmembroient, desmembreient, desmembroent, desmembrevent
	preterite	desmembrai	desmembras	desmembra	desmembrames	desmembrastes	desmembrerent
	future	desmembrerai	desmembreras	desmembrera	desmembrerons	desmembreroiz, desmembrereiz, desmembrerez	desmembreront
	conditional	desmembreroie, desmembrereie	desmembreroies, desmembrereies	desmembreroit, desmembrereit	desmembreriiens, desmembreriens	desmembreriiez, desmembreriez	desmembreroient, desmembrereient
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	desmembre	desmembres	desmembre	desmembrons	desmembrez	desmembrent
simple tenses	imperfect	desmembrasse	desmembrasses	desmembrast	desmembrissons, desmembrissiens	desmembrissoiz, desmembrissez, desmembrissiez	desmembrassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	desmembre	—	desmembrons	desmembrez	—

Descendants

English: to dismember
French: démembrer

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