justifier

English

Etymology

justify +‎ -er

Noun

justifier (plural justifiers)

1. (chiefly philosophy) One who, or that which, justifies (some belief or action).

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French

Etymology

From Latin iustificō, iustificāre.

Verb

justifier

1. to justify

Conjugation

   Conjugation of justifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		justifier			avoir justifié
gerund		en justifiant			en ayant justifié
present participle		justifiant
past participle		justifié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	justifie	justifies	justifie	justifions	justifiez	justifient
	imperfect	justifiais	justifiais	justifiait	justifiions	justifiiez	justifiaient
	past historic1	justifiai	justifias	justifia	justifiâmes	justifiâtes	justifièrent
	future	justifierai	justifieras	justifiera	justifierons	justifierez	justifieront
	conditional	justifierais	justifierais	justifierait	justifierions	justifieriez	justifieraient
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 anterior1	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 je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	justifie	justifies	justifie	justifiions	justifiiez	justifient
	imperfect1	justifiasse	justifiasses	justifiât	justifiassions	justifiassiez	justifiassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	justifie	—	justifions	justifiez	—
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