sambler

Old French

Alternative forms

• sanbler
• sembler
• senbler

Etymology

From Late Latin similāre, present active infinitive of similō, from Latin similis.

Verb

sambler

1. to seem, to appear

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 sambler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		sambler			avoir samblé
gerund		en samblant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		samblant
past participle		samblé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	samble	sambles	samble	samblons	samblez	samblent
	imperfect	sambloie, sambleie, sambloe, sambleve	sambloies, sambleies, sambloes, sambleves	sambloit, sambleit, samblot, sambleve	sambliiens, sambliens	sambliiez, sambliez	sambloient, sambleient, sambloent, samblevent
	preterite	samblai	samblas	sambla	samblames	samblastes	samblerent
	future	samblerai	sambleras	samblera	samblerons	sambleroiz, samblereiz, samblerez	sambleront
	conditional	sambleroie, samblereie	sambleroies, samblereies	sambleroit, samblereit	sambleriiens, sambleriens	sambleriiez, sambleriez	sambleroient, samblereient
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	samble	sambles	samble	samblons	samblez	samblent
	imperfect	samblasse	samblasses	samblast	samblissons, samblissiens	samblissoiz, samblissez, samblissiez	samblassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	samble	—	samblons	samblez	—

Descendants

• Middle French: sembler
  • French: sembler
• Norman: semblier