retorner
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Old French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Medieval Latin retornare (“to turn back”), from Latin re- + tornō, tornāre (“turn”), from tornus (“lathe”).
Verb
[edit]retorner
- (intransitive) to return (go back to)
- (transitive) to turn again
Conjugation
[edit]This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-rns, *-rnt are modified to rz, rt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of retorner (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | retorner | avoir retorné | |||||
| gerund | en retornant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
| present participle | retornant | ||||||
| past participle | retorné | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | retorn | retornes | retorne | retornons | retornez | retornent |
| imperfect | retornoie, retorneie, retornoe, retorneve | retornoies, retorneies, retornoes, retorneves | retornoit, retorneit, retornot, retorneve | retorniiens, retorniens | retorniiez, retorniez | retornoient, retorneient, retornoent, retornevent | |
| preterite | retornai | retornas | retorna | retornames | retornastes | retornerent | |
| future | retornerai | retorneras | retornera | retornerons | retorneroiz, retornereiz, retornerez | retorneront | |
| conditional | retorneroie, retornereie | retorneroies, retornereies | retorneroit, retornereit | retorneriiens, retorneriens | retorneriiez, retorneriez | retorneroient, retornereient | |
| 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 | retorn | retorz | retort | retornons | retornez | retornent |
| imperfect | retornasse | retornasses | retornast | retornissons, retornissiens | retornissoiz, retornissez, retornissiez | retornassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | retorne | — | retornons | retornez | — | ||