aconter
Old French
Etymology
Either from an unattested Latin *accomputō, or from a- + conter.
Verb
aconter
- to tell; to inform of
- to do the accounts
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of aconter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | aconter | avoir aconté | |||||
| gerund | en acontant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | acontant | ||||||
| past participle | aconté | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses | present | acont | acontes | aconte | acontons | acontez | acontent |
| imperfect | acontoie, aconteie, acontoe, aconteve | acontoies, aconteies, acontoes, aconteves | acontoit, aconteit, acontot, aconteve | acontiiens, acontiens | acontiiez, acontiez | acontoient, aconteient, acontoent, acontevent | |
| preterite | acontai | acontas | aconta | acontames | acontastes | aconterent | |
| future | aconterai | aconteras | acontera | aconterons | aconteroiz, acontereiz, aconterez | aconteront | |
| conditional | aconteroie, acontereie | aconteroies, acontereies | aconteroit, acontereit | aconteriiens, aconteriens | aconteriiez, aconteriez | aconteroient, acontereient | |
| 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 | acont | aconz | acont | acontons | acontez | acontent |
| imperfect | acontasse | acontasses | acontast | acontissons, acontissiens | acontissoiz, acontissez, acontissiez | acontassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | aconte | — | acontons | acontez | — | ||
Descendants
- English: account (borrowed)
- Middle French: accompter