acherchier

Old French

Etymology

Compare Italian accerchiare, Spanish acercar, Anglo-Norman assercher.

Verb

acherchier

to look for; to search

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. 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 acherchier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		acherchier			avoir acherchié
gerund		en acherchant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		acherchant
past participle		acherchié
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	acherche	acherches	acherche	acherchons	acherchiez	acherchent
	imperfect	acherchoie, achercheie, acherchoe, acherchieve	acherchoies, achercheies, acherchoes, acherchieves	acherchoit, achercheit, acherchot, acherchieve	acherchiiens, acherchiens	acherchiiez, acherchiez	acherchoient, achercheient, acherchoent, acherchievent
	preterite	acherchai	acherchas	achercha	acherchames	acherchastes	acherchierent
	future	achercherai	achercheras	acherchera	achercherons	achercheroiz, acherchereiz, achercherez	achercheront
	conditional	achercheroie, acherchereie	achercheroies, acherchereies	achercheroit, acherchereit	achercheriiens, achercheriens	achercheriiez, achercheriez	achercheroient, acherchereient
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	acherche	acherches	acherche	acherchons	acherchiez	acherchent
simple tenses	imperfect	acherchasse	acherchasses	acherchast	acherchissons, acherchissiens	acherchissoiz, acherchissez, acherchissiez	acherchassent
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		—	acherche	—	acherchons	acherchiez	—

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