contempler

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contemplāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

contempler

  1. to contemplate
  2. to look at (with one's eyes)

Conjugation

Conjugation of contempler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple contempler
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple contemplant
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle contemplé
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.ple/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present contemple
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃pl/ 		contemples
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃pl/ 		contemple
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃pl/ 		contemplons
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plɔ̃/ 		contemplez
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.ple/ 		contemplent
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃pl/
imperfect contemplais
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plɛ/ 		contemplais
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plɛ/ 		contemplait
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plɛ/ 		contemplions
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.pli.jɔ̃/ 		contempliez
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.pli.je/ 		contemplaient
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plɛ/
past historic2 contemplai
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.ple/ 		contemplas
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.pla/ 		contempla
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.pla/ 		contemplâmes
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plam/ 		contemplâtes
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plat/ 		contemplèrent
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plɛʁ/
future contemplerai
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plə.ʁe/ 		contempleras
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plə.ʁa/ 		contemplera
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plə.ʁa/ 		contemplerons
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plə.ʁɔ̃/ 		contemplerez
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plə.ʁe/ 		contempleront
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional contemplerais
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plə.ʁɛ/ 		contemplerais
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plə.ʁɛ/ 		contemplerait
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plə.ʁɛ/ 		contemplerions
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		contempleriez
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plə.ʁje/ 		contempleraient
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plə.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 contemple
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃pl/ 		contemples
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃pl/ 		contemple
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃pl/ 		contemplions
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.pli.jɔ̃/ 		contempliez
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.pli.je/ 		contemplent
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃pl/
imperfect2 contemplasse
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plas/ 		contemplasses
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plas/ 		contemplât
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.pla/ 		contemplassions
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.pla.sjɔ̃/ 		contemplassiez
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.pla.sje/ 		contemplassent
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — contemple
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃pl/ 		— contemplons
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.plɔ̃/ 		contemplez
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.ple/ 		—
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).

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

contempler

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of contemplor
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