enquerre

Middle French

Etymology

From Latin inquīrere, present active infinitive of inquīrō.

Verb

enquerre

1. to ask; to demand; to inquire

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin inquīrere, present active infinitive of inquīrō.

Verb

enquerre

1. to ask; to demand; to inquire

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem enquier distinct from the unstressed stem enquer, 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 enquerre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		enquerre			avoir enquis
gerund		en enquerant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		enquerant
past participle		enquis
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	enquier	enquiers	enquiert	enquerons	enquerez	enquierent
	imperfect	enqueroie, enquereie	enqueroies, enquereies	enqueroit, enquereit	enqueriiens, enqueriens	enqueriiez, enqueriez	enqueroient, enquereient
	preterite	enquis	enqueṣis	enquist	enqueṣimes	enqueṣistes	enquisdrent
	future	enquerrai	enquerras	enquerra	enquerrons	enquerroiz, enquerreiz, enquerrez	enquerront
	conditional	enquerroie, enquerreie	enquerroies, enquerreies	enquerroit, enquerreit	enquerriiens, enquerriens	enquerriiez, enquerriez	enquerroient, enquerreient
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	enquiere, enquierge	enquieres, enquierges	enquiere, enquierge	enquerons, enquiergiens, enquierjons	enquerez, enquiergiez	enquierent, enquiergent
	imperfect	enqueṣisse	enqueṣisses	enqueṣist	enqueṣissons, enqueṣissiens	enqueṣissoiz, enqueṣissez, enqueṣissiez	enqueṣissent
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	–
		—	enquier	—	enquerons	enquerez	—

Quotations

• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:enquerre.

Descendants

• English: inquire, enquire
• French: enquérir (archaic)