complaindre

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French conplaindre.

Verb

complaindre

1. to complain

Old French

Verb

complaindre

1. Alternative form of conplaindre

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. 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 complaindre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		complaindre			avoir complaint
gerund		en complaignant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		complaignant
past participle		complaint
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	complaing	complainz	complaint	complaignons	complaigniez	complaignent
	imperfect	complaignoie, complaigneie	complaignoies, complaigneies	complaignoit, complaigneit	complaigniiens, complaigniens	complaigniiez, complaigniez	complaignoient, complaigneient
	preterite	complains	complainsis	complainst	complainsimes	complainsistes	complainstrent
	future	complaindrai	complaindras	complaindra	complaindrons	complaindroiz, complaindreiz, complaindrez	complaindront
	conditional	complaindroie, complaindreie	complaindroies, complaindreies	complaindroit, complaindreit	complaindriiens, complaindriens	complaindriiez, complaindriez	complaindroient, complaindreient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	complaigne, complange	complaignes, complanges	complaigne, complange	complaigniens, complaignons, complangiens, complanjons	complaigniez, complangiez	complaignent, complangent
	imperfect	complainsisse	complainsisses	complainsist	complainsissons, complainsissiens	complainsissoiz, complainsissez, complainsissiez	complainsissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	complaing	—	complaignons	complaigniez	—