encontrer

Middle French

Etymology

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Verb

encontrer

to meet
- 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 38:
  tant chevaucha qu'il encontra ung chevalier
  when he got on his horse, he met a knight

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of encontrer

infinitive	compound	avoir + past participle
infinitive	simple	encontrer
present participle¹ or gerund²	simple	encontrant
present participle¹ or gerund²	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		encontré
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	encontre	encontres	encontre	encontrons	encontrez	encontrent
	imperfect	encontrois, encontroys	encontrois, encontroys	encontroit, encontroyt	encontrions, encontryons	encontriez, encontryez	encontroient, encontroyent
	past historic	encontra	encontras	encontra	encontrasmes	encontrastes	encontrerent
	future	encontrerai, encontreray	encontreras	encontrera	encontrerons	encontrerez	encontreront
	conditional	encontrerois, encontreroys	encontrerois, encontreroys	encontreroit, encontreroyt	encontrerions, encontreryons	encontreriez, encontreryez	encontreroient, encontreroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	encontre	encontres	encontre	encontrons	encontrez	encontrent
(simple tenses)	imperfect	encontrasse	encontrasses	encontrast	encontrassions	encontrassiez	encontrassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
(compound tenses)	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	~~nous~~	~~vous~~	–
simple		—	encontre	—	encontrons	encontrez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
¹ The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
² The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Old French

Etymology

Compare Spanish and Portuguese encontrar or Italian incontrare.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /enkunˈtɾeːɾ/

Verb

encontrer

to meet; to encounter
(by extension) to meet in battle; to combat

Conjugation

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Descendants

→ English: encounter
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