acertener

Old French

Etymology

a- +‎ certener, from the adjective certain, from Vulgar Latin *certānus.

Verb

acertener

to assure; to make sure of, to make certain of

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		acertener			avoir acertené
gerund		en acertenant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		acertenant
past participle		acertené
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	acerten	acertenes	acertene	acertenons	acertenez	acertenent
	imperfect	acertenoie, acerteneie, acertenoe, acerteneve	acertenoies, acerteneies, acertenoes, acerteneves	acertenoit, acerteneit, acertenot, acerteneve	acerteniiens, acerteniens	acerteniiez, acerteniez	acertenoient, acerteneient, acertenoent, acertenevent
	preterite	acertenai	acertenas	acertena	acertenames	acertenastes	acertenerent
	future	acertenerai	acerteneras	acertenera	acertenerons	acerteneroiz, acertenereiz, acertenerez	acerteneront
	conditional	acerteneroie, acertenereie	acerteneroies, acertenereies	acerteneroit, acertenereit	acerteneriiens, acerteneriens	acerteneriiez, acerteneriez	acerteneroient, acertenereient
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	acerten	acertens	acertent	acertenons	acertenez	acertenent
simple tenses	imperfect	acertenasse	acertenasses	acertenast	acertenissons, acertenissiens	acertenissoiz, acertenissez, acertenissiez	acertenassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	acertene	—	acertenons	acertenez	—

Descendants

→ English: ascertain

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