combatre
Catalan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *combattere, present active infinitive of *combattō, from Latin cum + battuō, attested from the 14th century.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /komˈba.tɾə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kumˈba.tɾə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /komˈba.tɾe/
- Rhymes: -atɾe
Verb
combatre (first-person singular present combato, past participle combatut)
- to combat
Conjugation
infinitive | combatre | ||||||
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present participle | combatent | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | combatut | combatuda | |||||
plural | combatuts | combatudes | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | combato | combats | combat | combatem | combateu | combaten | |
imperfect | combatia | combaties | combatia | combatíem | combatíeu | combatien | |
future | combatré | combatràs | combatrà | combatrem | combatreu | combatran | |
preterite | combatí | combateres | combaté | combatérem | combatéreu | combateren | |
conditional | combatria | combatries | combatria | combatríem | combatríeu | combatrien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | combati | combatis | combati | combatem | combateu | combatin | |
imperfect | combatés | combatessis | combatés | combatéssim | combatéssiu | combatessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
— | combat | combati | combatem | combateu | combatin |
Derived terms
- combat
References
- “combatre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
Further reading
- “combatre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “combatre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “combatre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French combatre, see below.
Verb
combatre
- to combat (engage in combat)
Descendants
- French: combatre
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *combattere, present active infinitive of *combattō, from Latin cum + battuō.
Pronunciation
Audio (Languedocien) (file)
Verb
combatre
- to combat
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Old French
Alternative forms
- conbatre
- cumbatre
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *combattere, present active infinitive of *combattō, from Latin cum + battuō.
Verb
combatre
- to combat; to engage in battle or warfare
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | combatre | avoir combatu | |||||
gerund | en combatant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | combatant | ||||||
past participle | combatu | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses | present | combat | combaz | combat | combatons | combatez | combatent |
imperfect | combatoie, combateie | combatoies, combateies | combatoit, combateit | combatiiens, combatiens | combatiiez, combatiez | combatoient, combateient | |
preterite | combati | combatis | combatié | combatimes | combatistes | combatierent | |
future | combatrai | combatras | combatra | combatrons | combatroiz, combatreiz, combatrez | combatront | |
conditional | combatroie, combatreie | combatroies, combatreies | combatroit, combatreit | combatriiens, combatriens | combatriiez, combatriez | combatroient, combatreient | |
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 | combate | combates | combate | combatons | combatez | combatent |
imperfect | combatisse | combatisses | combatist | combatissons, combatissiens | combatissoiz, combatissez, combatissiez | combatissent | |
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 | – | |
— | combat | — | combatons | combatez | — |
Related terms
- batre
Descendants
- English: combat
- Middle French: combatre
- French: combattre