From Latin cōgitāre, present active infinitive of cōgitō (“I think”). Compare Spanish cuidar.
cuidier
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-d, *-ds, *-dt are modified to t, z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | cuidier | avoir cuidié | |||||
gerund | en cuidant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | cuidant | ||||||
past participle | cuidié | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | cuit | cuides | cuide | cuidons | cuidiez | cuident |
imperfect | cuidoie, cuideie, cuidoe, cuidieve | cuidoies, cuideies, cuidoes, cuidieves | cuidoit, cuideit, cuidot, cuidieve | cuidiiens, cuidiens | cuidiiez, cuidiez | cuidoient, cuideient, cuidoent, cuidievent | |
preterite | cuidai | cuidas | cuida | cuidames | cuidastes | cuidierent | |
future | cuiderai | cuideras | cuidera | cuiderons | cuideroiz, cuidereiz, cuiderez | cuideront | |
conditional | cuideroie, cuidereie | cuideroies, cuidereies | cuideroit, cuidereit | cuideriiens, cuideriens | cuideriiez, cuideriez | cuideroient, cuidereient | |
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 | cuit | cuiz | cuit | cuidons | cuidiez | cuident |
imperfect | cuidasse | cuidasses | cuidast | cuidissons, cuidissiens | cuidissoiz, cuidissez, cuidissiez | cuidassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | cuide | — | cuidons | cuidiez | — |