escouter

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French escouter, escolter.

Verb

escouter

to listen (to)

Conjugation

Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of escouter

		simple			compound
infinitive		escouter			avoir escouté
gerund		en escoutant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		escoutant
past participle		escouté
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (may be i' before a vowel)	tu	il	nous	vous	ilz, elles
simple tenses	present	escoute	escoutes	escoute	escoutons	escoutez	escoutent
	imperfect	escoutois, escoutoys	escoutois, escoutoys	escoutoit, escoutoyt	escoutions, escoutyons	escoutiez, escoutyez	escoutoient, escoutoyent
	past historic	escouta	escoutas	escouta	escoutasmes	escoutastes	escouterent
	future	escouterai, escouteray	escouteras	escoutera	escouterons	escouterez	escouteront
	conditional	escouterois, escouteroys	escouterois, escouteroys	escouteroit, escouteroyt	escouterions, escouteryons	escouteriez, escouteryez	escouteroient, escouteroyent
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 past historic 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 ie	que tu	qu'il	que nous	que vous	qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple tenses	present	escoute	escoutes	escoute	escoutons	escoutez	escoutent
simple tenses	imperfect	escoutasse	escoutasses	escoutast	escoutassions	escoutassiez	escoutassent
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	–	nous	vous	–
imperative		—	escoute	—	escoutons	escoutez	—

Descendants

French: écouter

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ascultāre, from Latin auscultāre, present active infinitive of auscultō (“I listen”).

Verb

escouter

to listen (to)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		escouter			avoir escouté
gerund		en escoutant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		escoutant
past participle		escouté
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	escout	escoutes	escoute	escoutons	escoutez	escoutent
	imperfect	escoutoie, escouteie, escoutoe, escouteve	escoutoies, escouteies, escoutoes, escouteves	escoutoit, escouteit, escoutot, escouteve	escoutiiens, escoutiens	escoutiiez, escoutiez	escoutoient, escouteient, escoutoent, escoutevent
	preterite	escoutai	escoutas	escouta	escoutames	escoutastes	escouterent
	future	escouterai	escouteras	escoutera	escouterons	escouteroiz, escoutereiz, escouterez	escouteront
	conditional	escouteroie, escoutereie	escouteroies, escoutereies	escouteroit, escoutereit	escouteriiens, escouteriens	escouteriiez, escouteriez	escouteroient, escoutereient
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	escout	escouz	escout	escoutons	escoutez	escoutent
simple tenses	imperfect	escoutasse	escoutasses	escoutast	escoutissons, escoutissiens	escoutissoiz, escoutissez, escoutissiez	escoutassent
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		—	escoute	—	escoutons	escoutez	—

Descendants

Norman: êcouter
Middle French: escouter
- French: écouter
Walloon: hoûter

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