desfaire

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French desfaire.

Verb

desfaire

  1. to undo
  2. to undo; to untie (a knot, a fastening)

Conjugation
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of desfaire
infinitive simple desfaire
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple desfaisant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle desfait, desfaict
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present desfais desfais desfait, desfet desfaisons desfaites desfont
imperfect desfaisois, desfaisoys desfaisois, desfaisoys desfaisoit, desfaisoyt desfaisions desfaisiez desfaisoient, desfaisoyent
past historic desfis desfis desfit desfismes desfistes desfirent
future desferoie, desferoye desferas desfera desferons desferez desferont
conditional desferois, desferoys desferois, desferoys desferoit, desferoyt desferions desferiez desferoient, desferoyent
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present desface desfaces desface desfacions desfaciez desfacent
imperfect desfisse desfisses desfist desfissions desfissiez desfissent
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — desfais — desfaisons desfaites —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Occitan

Verb

desfaire

  1. Alternative form of desfar

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

des- +‎ faire, possibly from Medieval Latin or Vulgar Latin *disfaciō, from Latin dis- + faciō.

Verb

desfaire

  1. to undo
  2. to defeat

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. 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 desfaire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive desfaire avoir desfait
gerund en desfaisant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle desfaisant
past participle desfait
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present desfaz, desfai desfais desfait desfaimes, desfaisons desfaites desfont
imperfect desfaisoie, desfaiseie desfaisoies, desfaiseies desfaisoit, desfaiseit desfaisiiens, desfaisiens desfaisiiez, desfaisiez desfaisoient, desfaiseient
preterite desfis desfeṣis desfist desfeṣimes desfeṣistes desfirent
future desferai desferas desfera desferons desferoiz, desfereiz, desferez desferont
conditional desferoie, desfereie desferoies, desfereies desferoit, desfereit desferiiens, desferiens desferiiez, desferiez desferoient, desfereient
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 desface desfaces desface desfaciens, desfaçons desfaciez desfacent
imperfect desfeṣisse desfeṣisses desfeṣist desfeṣissons, desfeṣissiens desfeṣissoiz, desfeṣissez, desfeṣissiez desfeṣissent
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 –
— desfa — desfaimes, desfaisons desfaites —

Descendants
  • English: defeat (from past participle)
  • Middle French: desfaire
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