concerner

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See also: concèrner

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French concerner, borrowed from Medieval Latin concernere (“I distinguish, have respect to”), from Latin concernō (“I mix, sift, or mingle together, as in a sieve”), combined form of con- + cernō (“distinguish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.sɛʁ.ne/
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Verb

concerner

  1. to concern (be concerned with, be associated with)

Conjugation

Conjugation of concerner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple concerner
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple concernant
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle concerné
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present concerne
/kɔ̃.sɛʁn/ 		concernes
/kɔ̃.sɛʁn/ 		concerne
/kɔ̃.sɛʁn/ 		concernons
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nɔ̃/ 		concernez
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.ne/ 		concernent
/kɔ̃.sɛʁn/
imperfect concernais
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nɛ/ 		concernais
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nɛ/ 		concernait
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nɛ/ 		concernions
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.njɔ̃/ 		concerniez
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nje/ 		concernaient
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nɛ/
past historic2 concernai
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.ne/ 		concernas
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.na/ 		concerna
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.na/ 		concernâmes
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nam/ 		concernâtes
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nat/ 		concernèrent
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nɛʁ/
future concernerai
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nə.ʁe/ 		concerneras
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nə.ʁa/ 		concernera
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nə.ʁa/ 		concernerons
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nə.ʁɔ̃/ 		concernerez
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nə.ʁe/ 		concerneront
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional concernerais
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nə.ʁɛ/ 		concernerais
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nə.ʁɛ/ 		concernerait
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nə.ʁɛ/ 		concernerions
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		concerneriez
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nə.ʁje/ 		concerneraient
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nə.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 concerne
/kɔ̃.sɛʁn/ 		concernes
/kɔ̃.sɛʁn/ 		concerne
/kɔ̃.sɛʁn/ 		concernions
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.njɔ̃/ 		concerniez
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nje/ 		concernent
/kɔ̃.sɛʁn/
imperfect2 concernasse
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nas/ 		concernasses
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nas/ 		concernât
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.na/ 		concernassions
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.na.sjɔ̃/ 		concernassiez
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.na.sje/ 		concernassent
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — concerne
/kɔ̃.sɛʁn/ 		— concernons
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.nɔ̃/ 		concernez
/kɔ̃.sɛʁ.ne/ 		—
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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