descendre

French

Etymology

From Middle French descendre, from Old French descendre, borrowed from Latin escendō, descendere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.sɑ̃dʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃dr

Verb

descendre

  1. (intransitive) to go down
  2. (intransitive, transitive) to descend
  3. (transitive) to put down; disparage
  4. (transitive, slang) to kill (someone)

Usage notes

  • This verb uses the auxiliary verb avoir when used transitively (or with a transitive sense, even when the complement is omitted); otherwise (when it is intransitive), it uses être.
    elle a descendu les valises ― she brought down the suitcases
    il est descendu de l'armoire ― he came down from the wardrobe

Conjugation

(transitive)

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French descendre.

Verb

descendre

  1. to dismount (get down from a horse, etc.)

Descendants

Old French

Etymology

From Latin descendō, descendere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desˈt͡sẽn.drə/, (later) /desˈt͡sãn.drə/

Verb

descendre

  1. to go down; to descend
  2. to dismount (get down from a horse, etc.)
    • circa 1250, Marie de France, Guigemar
      Son seignur veit, a pié descent
      He sees his master, and goes down to him on foot

Conjugation

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

    Conjugation of descendre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive descendre avoir descendu
gerund en descendant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle descendant
past participle descendu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present descent descenz descent descendons descendez descendent
imperfect descendoie, descendeie descendoies, descendeies descendoit, descendeit descendiiens, descendiens descendiiez, descendiez descendoient, descendeient
preterite descendi descendis descendié descendimes descendistes descendierent
future descendrai descendras descendra descendrons descendroiz, descendreiz, descendrez descendront
conditional descendroie, descendreie descendroies, descendreies descendroit, descendreit descendriiens, descendriens descendriiez, descendriez descendroient, descendreient
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 descende descendes descende descendons descendez descendent
imperfect descendisse descendisses descendist descendissons, descendissiens descendissoiz, descendissez, descendissiez descendissent
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 –
— descent — descendons descendez —

Descendants

References

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