achapter

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French achater, with the p added back to reflect the Latin

Verb

achapter

1. to buy; to purchase

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of achapter

infinitive	simple	achapter
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	achaptant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		achapté
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	achapte	achaptes	achapte	achaptons	achaptez	achaptent
	imperfect	achaptois, achaptoys	achaptois, achaptoys	achaptoit, achaptoyt	achaptions, achaptyons	achaptiez, achaptyez	achaptoient, achaptoyent
	past historic	achapta	achaptas	achapta	achaptasmes	achaptastes	achapterent
	future	achapterai, achapteray	achapteras	achaptera	achapterons	achapterez	achapteront
	conditional	achapterois, achapteroys	achapterois, achapteroys	achapteroit, achapteroyt	achapterions, achapteryons	achapteriez, achapteryez	achapteroient, achapteroyent
(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	achapte	achaptes	achapte	achaptons	achaptez	achaptent
	imperfect	achaptasse	achaptasses	achaptast	achaptassions	achaptassiez	achaptassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	achapte	—	achaptons	achaptez	—
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).

Descendants

• French: acheter