avertir

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French

Etymology

From Middle French advertir, from Old French avertir, from Latin advertō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.vɛʁ.tiʁ/
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Verb

avertir

  1. to warn
  2. to notify

Conjugation

This 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 avertir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple avertir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple avertissant
/a.vɛʁ.ti.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle averti
/a.vɛʁ.ti/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present avertis
/a.vɛʁ.ti/ 		avertis
/a.vɛʁ.ti/ 		avertit
/a.vɛʁ.ti/ 		avertissons
/a.vɛʁ.ti.sɔ̃/ 		avertissez
/a.vɛʁ.ti.se/ 		avertissent
/a.vɛʁ.tis/
imperfect avertissais
/a.vɛʁ.ti.sɛ/ 		avertissais
/a.vɛʁ.ti.sɛ/ 		avertissait
/a.vɛʁ.ti.sɛ/ 		avertissions
/a.vɛʁ.ti.sjɔ̃/ 		avertissiez
/a.vɛʁ.ti.sje/ 		avertissaient
/a.vɛʁ.ti.sɛ/
past historic2 avertis
/a.vɛʁ.ti/ 		avertis
/a.vɛʁ.ti/ 		avertit
/a.vɛʁ.ti/ 		avertîmes
/a.vɛʁ.tim/ 		avertîtes
/a.vɛʁ.tit/ 		avertirent
/a.vɛʁ.tiʁ/
future avertirai
/a.vɛʁ.ti.ʁe/ 		avertiras
/a.vɛʁ.ti.ʁa/ 		avertira
/a.vɛʁ.ti.ʁa/ 		avertirons
/a.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɔ̃/ 		avertirez
/a.vɛʁ.ti.ʁe/ 		avertiront
/a.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɔ̃/
conditional avertirais
/a.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɛ/ 		avertirais
/a.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɛ/ 		avertirait
/a.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɛ/ 		avertirions
/a.vɛʁ.ti.ʁjɔ̃/ 		avertiriez
/a.vɛʁ.ti.ʁje/ 		avertiraient
/a.vɛʁ.ti.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 avertisse
/a.vɛʁ.tis/ 		avertisses
/a.vɛʁ.tis/ 		avertisse
/a.vɛʁ.tis/ 		avertissions
/a.vɛʁ.ti.sjɔ̃/ 		avertissiez
/a.vɛʁ.ti.sje/ 		avertissent
/a.vɛʁ.tis/
imperfect2 avertisse
/a.vɛʁ.tis/ 		avertisses
/a.vɛʁ.tis/ 		avertît
/a.vɛʁ.ti/ 		avertissions
/a.vɛʁ.ti.sjɔ̃/ 		avertissiez
/a.vɛʁ.ti.sje/ 		avertissent
/a.vɛʁ.tis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — avertis
/a.vɛʁ.ti/ 		— avertissons
/a.vɛʁ.ti.sɔ̃/ 		avertissez
/a.vɛʁ.ti.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:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin advertere (“to turn, direct towards”)

Verb

avertir

  1. to inform; to notify
  2. (reflexive, s'avertir) to notice; to remark

Conjugation

This 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 avertir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive avertir avoir averti
gerund en avertissant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle avertissant
past participle averti
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present avertis avertis avertist avertissons avertissez avertissent
imperfect avertissoie, avertisseie avertissoies, avertisseies avertissoit, avertisseit avertissiiens, avertissiens avertissiiez, avertissiez avertissoient, avertisseient
preterite averti avertis averti avertimes avertistes avertirent
future avertirai avertiras avertira avertirons avertiroiz, avertireiz, avertirez avertiront
conditional avertiroie, avertireie avertiroies, avertireies avertiroit, avertireit avertiriiens, avertiriens avertiriiez, avertiriez avertiroient, avertireient
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 avertisse avertisses avertisse avertissons avertissez avertissent
imperfect avertisse avertisses avertist avertissons, avertissiens avertissoiz, avertissez, avertissiez avertissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— avertis — avertissons avertissez —

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