targier

Old French

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *tardicāre, frequentative of Latin tardō, tardāre. Alternatively and less likely related to tarier, of Frankish and Germanic origin (cf. English tarry).

Verb

targier

1. (reflexive, se targier) to wait; to hesitate

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. In addition, g becomes j before an a or an o to keep the /dʒ/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of targier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		targier			avoir targié
gerund		en tarjant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		tarjant
past participle		targié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	targe	targes	targe	tarjons	targiez	targent
	imperfect	tarjoie, targeie, tarjoe, targieve	tarjoies, targeies, tarjoes, targieves	tarjoit, targeit, tarjot, targieve	targiiens, targiens	targiiez, targiez	tarjoient, targeient, tarjoent, targievent
	preterite	tarjai	tarjas	tarja	tarjames	tarjastes	targierent
	future	targerai	targeras	targera	targerons	targeroiz, targereiz, targerez	targeront
	conditional	targeroie, targereie	targeroies, targereies	targeroit, targereit	targeriiens, targeriens	targeriiez, targeriez	targeroient, targereient
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	targe	targes	targe	tarjons	targiez	targent
	imperfect	tarjasse	tarjasses	tarjast	targissons, targissiens	targissoiz, targissez, targissiez	tarjassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	targe	—	tarjons	targiez	—

Related terms

• tarder
• tard, tart

Descendants

• Walloon: tårdjî (possibly)