retorner

Old French

Alternative forms

returnar (9th century)
returner

Etymology

From Medieval Latin retornare (“to turn back”), from Latin re- + tornō, tornāre (“turn”), from tornus (“lathe”).

Verb

retorner

(intransitive) to return (go back to)
(transitive) to turn again

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-rns, *-rnt are modified to rz, rt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		retorner			avoir retorné
gerund		en retornant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		retornant
past participle		retorné
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	retorn	retornes	retorne	retornons	retornez	retornent
	imperfect	retornoie, retorneie, retornoe, retorneve	retornoies, retorneies, retornoes, retorneves	retornoit, retorneit, retornot, retorneve	retorniiens, retorniens	retorniiez, retorniez	retornoient, retorneient, retornoent, retornevent
	preterite	retornai	retornas	retorna	retornames	retornastes	retornerent
	future	retornerai	retorneras	retornera	retornerons	retorneroiz, retornereiz, retornerez	retorneront
	conditional	retorneroie, retornereie	retorneroies, retornereies	retorneroit, retornereit	retorneriiens, retorneriens	retorneriiez, retorneriez	retorneroient, retornereient
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	retorn	retorz	retort	retornons	retornez	retornent
simple tenses	imperfect	retornasse	retornasses	retornast	retornissons, retornissiens	retornissoiz, retornissez, retornissiez	retornassent
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		—	retorne	—	retornons	retornez	—

Descendants

English: return (borrowed)
French: retourner

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