complaindre
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French conplaindre.
Verb
complaindre
- to complain
Old French
Verb
complaindre
- alternative form of conplaindre
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. 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 complaindre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | complaindre | avoir complaint | |||||
| gerund | en complaignant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
| present participle | complaignant | ||||||
| past participle | complaint | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | complaing | complainz | complaint | complaignons | complaigniez | complaignent |
| imperfect | complaignoie, complaigneie | complaignoies, complaigneies | complaignoit, complaigneit | complaigniiens, complaigniens | complaigniiez, complaigniez | complaignoient, complaigneient | |
| preterite | complains | complainsis | complainst | complainsimes | complainsistes | complainstrent | |
| future | complaindrai | complaindras | complaindra | complaindrons | complaindroiz, complaindreiz, complaindrez | complaindront | |
| conditional | complaindroie, complaindreie | complaindroies, complaindreies | complaindroit, complaindreit | complaindriiens, complaindriens | complaindriiez, complaindriez | complaindroient, complaindreient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | complaigne, complange | complaignes, complanges | complaigne, complange | complaigniens, complaignons, complangiens, complanjons | complaigniez, complangiez | complaignent, complangent |
| imperfect | complainsisse | complainsisses | complainsist | complainsissons, complainsissiens | complainsissoiz, complainsissez, complainsissiez | complainsissent | |
| compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | complaing | — | complaignons | complaigniez | — | ||