acherchier

Old French

Etymology

Compare Italian accerchiare, Spanish acercar, Anglo-Norman assercher.

Verb

acherchier

1. to look for; to search

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. 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 acherchier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		acherchier			avoir acherchié
gerund		en acherchant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		acherchant
past participle		acherchié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	acherche	acherches	acherche	acherchons	acherchiez	acherchent
	imperfect	acherchoie, achercheie, acherchoe, acherchieve	acherchoies, achercheies, acherchoes, acherchieves	acherchoit, achercheit, acherchot, acherchieve	acherchiiens, acherchiens	acherchiiez, acherchiez	acherchoient, achercheient, acherchoent, acherchievent
	preterite	acherchai	acherchas	achercha	acherchames	acherchastes	acherchierent
	future	achercherai	achercheras	acherchera	achercherons	achercheroiz, acherchereiz, achercherez	achercheront
	conditional	achercheroie, acherchereie	achercheroies, acherchereies	achercheroit, acherchereit	achercheriiens, achercheriens	achercheriiez, achercheriez	achercheroient, acherchereient
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	acherche	acherches	acherche	acherchons	acherchiez	acherchent
	imperfect	acherchasse	acherchasses	acherchast	acherchissons, acherchissiens	acherchissoiz, acherchissez, acherchissiez	acherchassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	acherche	—	acherchons	acherchiez	—