ensevelir
French
editEtymology
editFrom en- + Old French sevelir, from Latin sepelīre, presumably via Vulgar Latin sepellīre.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editensevelir
- (transitive) to bury, to entomb
- (transitive) to cover with earth
- (transitive, figuratively) to bury (hide something)
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to bury oneself, hide away
Conjugation
editThis is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.
Conjugation of ensevelir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive | simple | ensevelir | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle or gerund1 | simple | ensevelissant /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sɑ̃/ | |||||
compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
past participle | enseveli /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li/ | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
(simple tenses) |
present | ensevelis /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li/ |
ensevelis /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li/ |
ensevelit /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li/ |
ensevelissons /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sɔ̃/ |
ensevelissez /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.se/ |
ensevelissent /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).lis/ |
imperfect | ensevelissais /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sɛ/ |
ensevelissais /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sɛ/ |
ensevelissait /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sɛ/ |
ensevelissions /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sjɔ̃/ |
ensevelissiez /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sje/ |
ensevelissaient /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sɛ/ | |
past historic2 | ensevelis /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li/ |
ensevelis /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li/ |
ensevelit /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li/ |
ensevelîmes /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).lim/ |
ensevelîtes /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).lit/ |
ensevelirent /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).liʁ/ | |
future | ensevelirai /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁe/ |
enseveliras /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁa/ |
ensevelira /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁa/ |
ensevelirons /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁɔ̃/ |
ensevelirez /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁe/ |
enseveliront /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁɔ̃/ | |
conditional | ensevelirais /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁɛ/ |
ensevelirais /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁɛ/ |
ensevelirait /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁɛ/ |
ensevelirions /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁjɔ̃/ |
enseveliriez /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁje/ |
enseveliraient /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁɛ/ | |
(compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
(simple tenses) |
present | ensevelisse /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).lis/ |
ensevelisses /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).lis/ |
ensevelisse /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).lis/ |
ensevelissions /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sjɔ̃/ |
ensevelissiez /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sje/ |
ensevelissent /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).lis/ |
imperfect2 | ensevelisse /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).lis/ |
ensevelisses /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).lis/ |
ensevelît /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li/ |
ensevelissions /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sjɔ̃/ |
ensevelissiez /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sje/ |
ensevelissent /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).lis/ | |
(compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | ensevelis /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li/ |
— | ensevelissons /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sɔ̃/ |
ensevelissez /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.se/ |
— | |
compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “ensevelir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
editEtymology
editVerb
editensevelir
Conjugation
editThis verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of ensevelir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | ensevelir | avoir enseveli | |||||
gerund | en ensevelissant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | ensevelissant | ||||||
past participle | enseveli | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | ensevelis | ensevelis | ensevelist | ensevelissons | ensevelissez | ensevelissent |
imperfect | ensevelissoie, ensevelisseie | ensevelissoies, ensevelisseies | ensevelissoit, ensevelisseit | ensevelissiiens, ensevelissiens | ensevelissiiez, ensevelissiez | ensevelissoient, ensevelisseient | |
preterite | enseveli | ensevelis | enseveli | ensevelimes | ensevelistes | ensevelirent | |
future | ensevelirai | enseveliras | ensevelira | ensevelirons | enseveliroiz, ensevelireiz, ensevelirez | enseveliront | |
conditional | enseveliroie, ensevelireie | enseveliroies, ensevelireies | enseveliroit, ensevelireit | enseveliriiens, enseveliriens | enseveliriiez, enseveliriez | enseveliroient, ensevelireient | |
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 | ensevelisse | ensevelisses | ensevelisse | ensevelissons | ensevelissez | ensevelissent |
imperfect | ensevelisse | ensevelisses | ensevelist | ensevelissons, ensevelissiens | ensevelissoiz, ensevelissez, ensevelissiez | ensevelissent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | ensevelis | — | ensevelissons | ensevelissez | — |
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