penetrer

See also: pénétrer

Latin

Verb

penetrer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of penetrō

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin penētrō.

Verb

penetrer

1. to penetrate

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of penetrer

infinitive	simple	penetrer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	penetrant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		penetré
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	penetre	penetres	penetre	penetrons	penetrez	penetrent
	imperfect	penetrois, penetroys	penetrois, penetroys	penetroit, penetroyt	penetrions, penetryons	penetriez, penetryez	penetroient, penetroyent
	past historic	penetra	penetras	penetra	penetrasmes	penetrastes	penetrerent
	future	penetrerai, penetreray	penetreras	penetrera	penetrerons	penetrerez	penetreront
	conditional	penetrerois, penetreroys	penetrerois, penetreroys	penetreroit, penetreroyt	penetrerions, penetreryons	penetreriez, penetreryez	penetreroient, penetreroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	penetre	penetres	penetre	penetrons	penetrez	penetrent
	imperfect	penetrasse	penetrasses	penetrast	penetrassions	penetrassiez	penetrassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	penetre	—	penetrons	penetrez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin penētrō.

Verb

penetrer

1. to penetrate

Conjugation

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

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		penetrer			avoir penetré
gerund		en penetrant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		penetrant
past participle		penetré
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	penetre	penetres	penetre	penetrons	penetrez	penetrent
	imperfect	penetroie, penetreie, penetroe, penetreve	penetroies, penetreies, penetroes, penetreves	penetroit, penetreit, penetrot, penetreve	penetriiens, penetriens	penetriiez, penetriez	penetroient, penetreient, penetroent, penetrevent
	preterite	penetrai	penetras	penetra	penetrames	penetrastes	penetrerent
	future	penetrerai	penetreras	penetrera	penetrerons	penetreroiz, penetrereiz, penetrerez	penetreront
	conditional	penetreroie, penetrereie	penetreroies, penetrereies	penetreroit, penetrereit	penetreriiens, penetreriens	penetreriiez, penetreriez	penetreroient, penetrereient
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	penetre	penetres	penetre	penetrons	penetrez	penetrent
	imperfect	penetrasse	penetrasses	penetrast	penetrissons, penetrissiens	penetrissoiz, penetrissez, penetrissiez	penetrassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	penetre	—	penetrons	penetrez	—