asseurer
See also: asseürer
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French asseurer.
Verb
asseurer
- to assure; to make certain
- to assure; to reassure
- 1532, François Rabelais, Pantagruel:
- Et asseuroit devant tous que les diables estoient bons compaignons.
- And [he] assured everyone present that devils were good companions
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Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of asseurer
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | asseurer | avoir asseuré | |||||
| gerund | en asseurant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | asseurant | ||||||
| past participle | asseuré | ||||||
| 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 | asseure | asseures | asseure | asseurons | asseurez | asseurent |
| imperfect | asseurois, asseuroys | asseurois, asseuroys | asseuroit, asseuroyt | asseurions, asseuryons | asseuriez, asseuryez | asseuroient, asseuroyent | |
| past historic | asseura | asseuras | asseura | asseurasmes | asseurastes | asseurerent | |
| future | asseurerai, asseureray | asseureras | asseurera | asseurerons | asseurerez | asseureront | |
| conditional | asseurerois, asseureroys | asseurerois, asseureroys | asseureroit, asseureroyt | asseurerions, asseureryons | asseureriez, asseureryez | asseureroient, asseureroyent | |
| 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 | asseure | asseures | asseure | asseurons | asseurez | asseurent |
| imperfect | asseurasse | asseurasses | asseurast | asseurassions | asseurassiez | asseurassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | asseure | — | asseurons | asseurez | — | ||
Related terms
- asseurance
Descendants
- French: assurer
Old French
Alternative forms
- asseürer
Etymology
According to the TLFi, a (semi-learned) borrowing from Vulgar Latin *assecūrō, *assecūrāre, from Latin ad- + sēcūrus. Equivalent a- + seür + -er.
Verb
asseurer
- to assure; to guarantee; to promise
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of asseurer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | asseurer | avoir asseuré | |||||
| gerund | en asseurant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | asseurant | ||||||
| past participle | asseuré | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses | present | asseur | asseures | asseure | asseurons | asseurez | asseurent |
| imperfect | asseuroie, asseureie, asseuroe, asseureve | asseuroies, asseureies, asseuroes, asseureves | asseuroit, asseureit, asseurot, asseureve | asseuriiens, asseuriens | asseuriiez, asseuriez | asseuroient, asseureient, asseuroent, asseurevent | |
| preterite | asseurai | asseuras | asseura | asseurames | asseurastes | asseurerent | |
| future | asseurerai | asseureras | asseurera | asseurerons | asseureroiz, asseurereiz, asseurerez | asseureront | |
| conditional | asseureroie, asseurereie | asseureroies, asseurereies | asseureroit, asseurereit | asseureriiens, asseureriens | asseureriiez, asseureriez | asseureroient, asseurereient | |
| 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 | asseur | asseurs | asseurt | asseurons | asseurez | asseurent |
| imperfect | asseurasse | asseurasses | asseurast | asseurissons, asseurissiens | asseurissoiz, asseurissez, asseurissiez | asseurassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | asseure | — | asseurons | asseurez | — | ||
Descendants
- English: assure
- Middle French: asseurer
- French: assurer