aparoir

Old French

Alternative forms

• aparir

Etymology

Probably an early borrowing from Latin appareo, apparere.

Verb

aparoir

1. to appear (to come into existence)
2. to appear (come into view)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem aper distinct from the unstressed stem apar, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		aparoir			avoir aparu
gerund		en aparant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		aparant
past participle		aparu
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	apair, aper	apers	apert	aparons	aparez	aperent
	imperfect	aparoie, apareie	aparoies, apareies	aparoit, apareit	apariiens, apariens	apariiez, apariez	aparoient, apareient
	preterite	aparui	aparus	aparu	aparumes	aparustes	aparurent
	future	aparrai	aparras	aparra	aparrons	aparroiz, aparreiz, aparrez	aparront
	conditional	aparroie, aparreie	aparroies, aparreies	aparroit, aparreit	aparriiens, aparriens	aparriiez, aparriez	aparroient, aparreient
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	apaire, apere, aperge	apaires, aperes, aperges	apaire, apere, aperge	aparons, apergiens, aperjons	aparez, apergiez	apairent, aperent, apergent
	imperfect	aparusse	aparusses	aparust	aparussons, aparussiens	aparussoiz, aparussez, aparussiez	aparussent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	aper	—	aparons	aparez	—

Related terms

• aparoistre

Descendants

• English: appear
• French: apparoir