changier
Norman
Alternative forms
- changi (Jersey)
Etymology
From Old French changier, from Late Latin cambiō, cambiāre (“I exchange, barter”), from Gaulish cambion, *kambyom (“change”), from Proto-Celtic *kambos (“twisted, crooked”), from Proto-Indo-European *kamp- (“crooked”).
Old French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin cambiāre, from change in conjugation of cambīre, present active infinitive of cambiō (“I exchange, barter”) (compare Occitan cambiar, Catalan canviar, Italian cambiare, Portuguese cambiar, Spanish cambiar), from Gaulish cambion, *kambyom (“change”), from Proto-Celtic *kambos (“twisted, crooked”), from Proto-Indo-European *kamp- (“crooked”).
Verb
changier
- to change; to make a change
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
- Mout avoit changiee sa vie
- Much has it changed his life
- Mout avoit changiee sa vie
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
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.
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | changier | avoir changié | |||||
gerund | en chanjant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | chanjant | ||||||
past participle | changié | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | change | changes | change | chanjons | changiez | changent |
imperfect | chanjoie, changeie, chanjoe, changieve | chanjoies, changeies, chanjoes, changieves | chanjoit, changeit, chanjot, changieve | changiiens, changiens | changiiez, changiez | chanjoient, changeient, chanjoent, changievent | |
preterite | chanjai | chanjas | chanja | chanjames | chanjastes | changierent | |
future | changerai | changeras | changera | changerons | changeroiz, changereiz, changerez | changeront | |
conditional | changeroie, changereie | changeroies, changereies | changeroit, changereit | changeriiens, changeriens | changeriiez, changeriez | changeroient, changereient | |
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 | change | changes | change | chanjons | changiez | changent |
imperfect | chanjasse | chanjasses | chanjast | changissons, changissiens | changissoiz, changissez, changissiez | chanjassent | |
compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | change | — | chanjons | changiez | — |