joir
See also: joïr
Old French
Alternative forms
- joïr
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *gaudīre, from Latin gaudēre, present active infinitive of gaudeō.
Verb
joir
- to take pleasure; to enjoy
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group or second-group verb (ending in -ir, without or with an -iss- infix). 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 joir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | joir | avoir joï | |||||
| gerund | en joant, joïssant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | joant, joïssant | ||||||
| past participle | joï | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses | present | joi, joï, joïs | joz, joïs | jot, joïst | joons, joïssons | joez, joïssez | joent, joïssent |
| imperfect | jooie, joeie, joïssoie, joïsseie | jooies, joeies, joïssoies, joïsseies | jooit, joeit, joïssoit, joïsseit | joïiens, joïens, joïssiiens, joïssiens | joïiez, joïez, joïssiiez, joïssiez | jooient, joeient, joïssoient, joïsseient | |
| preterite | joï | joïs | joï | joïmes | joïstes | joïrent | |
| future | jorrai, jorai, joïrai | jorras, joras, joïras | jorra, jora, joïra | jorrons, jorons, joïrons | jorroiz, jorreiz, jorrez, joroiz, joreiz, jorez, joïroiz, joïreiz, joïrez | jorront, joront, joïront | |
| conditional | jorroie, jorreie, joroie, joreie, joïroie, joïreie | jorroies, jorreies, joroies, joreies, joïroies, joïreies | jorroit, jorreit, joroit, joreit, joïroit, joïreit | jorriiens, jorriens, joriiens, joriens, joïriiens, joïriens | jorriiez, jorriez, joriiez, joriez, joïriiez, joïriez | jorroient, jorreient, joroient, joreient, joïroient, joïreient | |
| 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 | joie, joïsse | joies, joïsses | joie, joïsse | joiiens, joions, joïssons | joiiez, joïssez | joient, joïssent |
| imperfect | joïsse | joïsses | joïst | joïssons, joïssiens | joïssoiz, joïssez, joïssiez | joïssent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | joi | — | joons, joïssons | joez, joïssez | — | ||
Derived terms
- joiant
- conjoir
- esjoir
- resjoir
Related terms
- joie
Descendants
- Middle French: iouyr, jouïr, jouir
- French: jouir