converser
English
Etymology
converse + -er.
Noun
converser (plural conversers)
- One who converses.
Anagrams
- conserver
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin conversor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.se/
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Verb
converser
- (intransitive, literary) to converse
- Synonyms: deviser, discuter, s'entretenir
Conjugation
Conjugation of converser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive | simple | converser | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle or gerund1 | simple | conversant /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɑ̃/ | |||||
compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
past participle | conversé /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.se/ | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | converse /kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ | converses /kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ | converse /kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ | conversons /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɔ̃/ | conversez /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.se/ | conversent /kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ |
imperfect | conversais /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɛ/ | conversais /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɛ/ | conversait /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɛ/ | conversions /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃/ | conversiez /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sje/ | conversaient /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɛ/ | |
past historic2 | conversai /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.se/ | conversas /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa/ | conversa /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa/ | conversâmes /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sam/ | conversâtes /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sat/ | conversèrent /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɛʁ/ | |
future | converserai /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁe/ | converseras /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁa/ | conversera /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁa/ | converserons /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/ | converserez /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁe/ | converseront /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/ | |
conditional | converserais /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ | converserais /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ | converserait /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ | converserions /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ | converseriez /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁje/ | converseraient /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ | |
(compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | converse /kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ | converses /kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ | converse /kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ | conversions /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃/ | conversiez /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sje/ | conversent /kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ |
imperfect2 | conversasse /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sas/ | conversasses /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sas/ | conversât /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa/ | conversassions /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa.sjɔ̃/ | conversassiez /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa.sje/ | conversassent /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sas/ | |
(compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | converse /kɔ̃.vɛʁs/ | — | conversons /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sɔ̃/ | conversez /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.se/ | — | |
compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). |
Derived terms
- conversation
Descendants
- → German: konversieren
Further reading
- “converser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
converser
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of conversō
Old French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin conversō.
Verb
converser
- to converse (discuss; talk; speak)
- circa 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:
- Ce fut fantosme, se devient, qui antre nos a conversé
- This was a ghost, it turns out, who spoke among us
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Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of converser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | converser | avoir conversé | |||||
gerund | en conversant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | conversant | ||||||
past participle | conversé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses | present | convers | converses | converse | conversons | conversez | conversent |
imperfect | conversoie, converseie, conversoe, converseve | conversoies, converseies, conversoes, converseves | conversoit, converseit, conversot, converseve | conversiiens, conversiens | conversiiez, conversiez | conversoient, converseient, conversoent, conversevent | |
preterite | conversai | conversas | conversa | conversames | conversastes | converserent | |
future | converserai | converseras | conversera | converserons | converseroiz, conversereiz, converserez | converseront | |
conditional | converseroie, conversereie | converseroies, conversereies | converseroit, conversereit | converseriiens, converseriens | converseriiez, converseriez | converseroient, conversereient | |
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 | convers | convers | converst | conversons | conversez | conversent |
imperfect | conversasse | conversasses | conversast | conversissons, conversissiens | conversissoiz, conversissez, conversissiez | conversassent | |
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 | – | |
— | converse | — | conversons | conversez | — |
Descendants
- → English: converse
- French: converser