esclairer

esclairer

Middle French

Etymology

es- +‎ clair (“clear”) +‎ -er.

Verb

esclairer

1. to light up (make lighter; add light to)

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

   Conjugation of esclairer

		simple			compound
infinitive		esclairer			avoir esclairé
gerund		en esclairant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		esclairant
past participle		esclairé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (may be i' before a vowel)	tu	il	nous	vous	ilz, elles
simple tenses	present	esclaire	esclaires	esclaire	esclairons	esclairez	esclairent
	imperfect	esclairois, esclairoys	esclairois, esclairoys	esclairoit, esclairoyt	esclairions, esclairyons	esclairiez, esclairyez	esclairoient, esclairoyent
	past historic	esclaira	esclairas	esclaira	esclairasmes	esclairastes	esclairerent
	future	esclairerai, esclaireray	esclaireras	esclairera	esclairerons	esclairerez	esclaireront
	conditional	esclairerois, esclaireroys	esclairerois, esclaireroys	esclaireroit, esclaireroyt	esclairerions, esclaireryons	esclaireriez, esclaireryez	esclaireroient, esclaireroyent
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 past historic 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 ie	que tu	qu'il	que nous	que vous	qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple tenses	present	esclaire	esclaires	esclaire	esclairons	esclairez	esclairent
	imperfect	esclairasse	esclairasses	esclairast	esclairassions	esclairassiez	esclairassent
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	–	nous	vous	–
		—	esclaire	—	esclairons	esclairez	—

Descendants

• French: éclairer