sambler

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin similāre, present active infinitive of similō, from Latin similis.

Verb

sambler

  1. to seem, to appear

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 sambler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive sambler avoir samblé
gerund en samblant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle samblant
past participle samblé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present samble sambles samble samblons samblez samblent
imperfect sambloie, sambleie, sambloe, sambleve sambloies, sambleies, sambloes, sambleves sambloit, sambleit, samblot, sambleve sambliiens, sambliens sambliiez, sambliez sambloient, sambleient, sambloent, samblevent
preterite samblai samblas sambla samblames samblastes samblerent
future samblerai sambleras samblera samblerons sambleroiz, samblereiz, samblerez sambleront
conditional sambleroie, samblereie sambleroies, samblereies sambleroit, samblereit sambleriiens, sambleriens sambleriiez, sambleriez sambleroient, samblereient
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 samble sambles samble samblons samblez samblent
imperfect samblasse samblasses samblast samblissons, samblissiens samblissoiz, samblissez, samblissiez samblassent
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 –
— samble — samblons samblez —

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