compenser

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin compēnsāre, from com- (“together”) + pensō (“to weigh”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.pɑ̃.se/
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Verb

compenser

  1. to compensate for, to offset

Conjugation

Conjugation of compenser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple compenser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple compensant
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle compensé
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present compense
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃s/ 		compenses
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃s/ 		compense
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃s/ 		compensons
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sɔ̃/ 		compensez
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.se/ 		compensent
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃s/
imperfect compensais
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sɛ/ 		compensais
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sɛ/ 		compensait
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sɛ/ 		compensions
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		compensiez
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sje/ 		compensaient
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sɛ/
past historic2 compensai
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.se/ 		compensas
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sa/ 		compensa
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sa/ 		compensâmes
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sam/ 		compensâtes
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sat/ 		compensèrent
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sɛʁ/
future compenserai
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sʁe/ 		compenseras
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sʁa/ 		compensera
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sʁa/ 		compenserons
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sʁɔ̃/ 		compenserez
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sʁe/ 		compenseront
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sʁɔ̃/
conditional compenserais
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sʁɛ/ 		compenserais
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sʁɛ/ 		compenserait
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sʁɛ/ 		compenserions
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		compenseriez
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sə.ʁje/ 		compenseraient
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sʁɛ/
(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 compense
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃s/ 		compenses
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃s/ 		compense
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃s/ 		compensions
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		compensiez
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sje/ 		compensent
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃s/
imperfect2 compensasse
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sas/ 		compensasses
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sas/ 		compensât
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sa/ 		compensassions
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		compensassiez
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sa.sje/ 		compensassent
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — compense
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃s/ 		— compensons
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.sɔ̃/ 		compensez
/kɔ̃.pɑ̃.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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Latin

Verb

compēnser

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of compēnsō
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