confondre

See also: confondré

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Etymology

From Latin confundere, present active infinitive of confundō, possibly a borrowing.

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /komˈfon.dɾə/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /kumˈfon.dɾə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /komˈfon.dɾe/

Verb

confondre (first-person singular present confonc, past participle confós)

  1. to mix thoroughly or completely
  2. to confound, to confuse

Conjugation
Conjugation of confondre (second conjugation with velar infix, irregular past participle)
infinitive confondre
present participle confonent
past participle masculine feminine
singular confós confosa
plural confosos confoses
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present confonc confons confon confonem confoneu confonen
imperfect confonia confonies confonia confoníem confoníeu confonien
future confondré confondràs confondrà confondrem confondreu confondran
preterite confonguí confongueres confongué confonguérem confonguéreu confongueren
conditional confondria confondries confondria confondríem confondríeu confondrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present confongui confonguis confongui confonguem confongueu confonguin
imperfect confongués confonguessis confongués confonguéssim confonguéssiu confonguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— confon confongui confonguem confoneu confonguin

Derived terms
  • confondre's

Further reading

French

Etymology

From Old French confondre, borrowed from Latin confundere, present active infinitive of confundō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.fɔ̃dʁ/
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Verb

confondre

  1. to confuse, confound
  2. (reflexive, with à) to mix in, to merge
  3. (reflexive, with avec) to mix up, to get confused (with)
  4. (reflexive) to coincide
  5. (reflexive) to be overflowing with, to be profuse with
    Je me confonds en excuses. — I am apologizing profusely.

Conjugation
Conjugation of confondre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle confondant
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɑ̃/
past participle confondu
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dy/
infinitive
simple confondre
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple confondant
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present confonds
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃/		 confonds
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃/		 confond
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃/		 confondons
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɔ̃/		 confondez
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.de/		 confondent
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃d/
imperfect confondais
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɛ/		 confondais
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɛ/		 confondait
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɛ/		 confondions
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.djɔ̃/		 confondiez
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dje/		 confondaient
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɛ/
past historic2 confondis
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di/		 confondis
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di/		 confondit
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di/		 confondîmes
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dim/		 confondîtes
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dit/		 confondirent
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.diʁ/
future confondrai
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁe/		 confondras
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁa/		 confondra
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁa/		 confondrons
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɔ̃/		 confondrez
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁe/		 confondront
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional confondrais
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɛ/		 confondrais
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɛ/		 confondrait
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɛ/		 confondrions
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/		 confondriez
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁi.je/		 confondraient
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present confonde
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃d/		 confondes
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃d/		 confonde
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃d/		 confondions
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.djɔ̃/		 confondiez
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dje/		 confondent
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃d/
imperfect2 confondisse
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dis/		 confondisses
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dis/		 confondît
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di/		 confondissions
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃/		 confondissiez
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di.sje/		 confondissent
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dis/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — confonds
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃/		 — confondons
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɔ̃/		 confondez
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.de/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin confundere, present active infinitive of confundō.

Verb

confondre

  1. to destroy; to annihilate

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. 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 confondre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive confondre avoir confondu, confus
gerund en confondant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle confondant
past participle confondu, confus
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present confont confonz confont confondons confondez confondent
imperfect confondoie, confondeie confondoies, confondeies confondoit, confondeit confondiiens, confondiens confondiiez, confondiez confondoient, confondeient
preterite confondi confondis confondi confondimes confondistes confondirent
future confondrai confondras confondra confondrons confondroiz, confondreiz, confondrez confondront
conditional confondroie, confondreie confondroies, confondreies confondroit, confondreit confondriiens, confondriens confondriiez, confondriez confondroient, confondreient
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 confonde confondes confonde confondons confondez confondent
imperfect confondisse confondisses confondist confondissons, confondissiens confondissoiz, confondissez, confondissiez confondissent
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 –
— confont — confondons confondez —

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