mécomprendre

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French

Etymology

From mé- +‎ comprendre.

Pronunciation

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Verb

mécomprendre

  1. to misunderstand

Conjugation

This verb is conjugated on the model of prendre. That means it is quite irregular, with the following patterns:

  • In the infinitive, in the singular forms of the present indicative, and in the future and the conditional, it is conjugated like rendre, perdre, etc. (sometimes called the regular -re verbs).
  • In the plural forms of the present indicative and imperative, in the imperfect indicative, in the present subjunctive, and in the present participle, it is conjugated like appeler or jeter, using the stem mécomprenn- before mute 'e' and the stem mécompren- elsewhere.
  • In the past participle, and in the past historic and the imperfect subjunctive, its conjugation resembles that of mettre.
Conjugation of mécomprendre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple mécomprendre
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple mécomprenant
/me.kɔ̃.pʁə.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle mécompris
/me.kɔ̃.pʁi/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present mécomprends
/me.kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃/ 		mécomprends
/me.kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃/ 		mécomprend
/me.kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃/ 		mécomprenons
/me.kɔ̃.pʁə.nɔ̃/ 		mécomprenez
/me.kɔ̃.pʁə.ne/ 		mécomprennent
/me.kɔ̃.pʁɛn/
imperfect mécomprenais
/me.kɔ̃.pʁə.nɛ/ 		mécomprenais
/me.kɔ̃.pʁə.nɛ/ 		mécomprenait
/me.kɔ̃.pʁə.nɛ/ 		mécomprenions
/me.kɔ̃.pʁə.njɔ̃/ 		mécompreniez
/me.kɔ̃.pʁə.nje/ 		mécomprenaient
/me.kɔ̃.pʁə.nɛ/
past historic2 mécompris
/me.kɔ̃.pʁi/ 		mécompris
/me.kɔ̃.pʁi/ 		mécomprit
/me.kɔ̃.pʁi/ 		mécomprîmes
/me.kɔ̃.pʁim/ 		mécomprîtes
/me.kɔ̃.pʁit/ 		mécomprirent
/me.kɔ̃.pʁiʁ/
future mécomprendrai
/me.kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁe/ 		mécomprendras
/me.kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁa/ 		mécomprendra
/me.kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁa/ 		mécomprendrons
/me.kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/ 		mécomprendrez
/me.kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁe/ 		mécomprendront
/me.kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional mécomprendrais
/me.kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁɛ/ 		mécomprendrais
/me.kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁɛ/ 		mécomprendrait
/me.kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁɛ/ 		mécomprendrions
/me.kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ 		mécomprendriez
/me.kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁi.je/ 		mécomprendraient
/me.kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃.dʁɛ/
(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 mécomprenne
/me.kɔ̃.pʁɛn/ 		mécomprennes
/me.kɔ̃.pʁɛn/ 		mécomprenne
/me.kɔ̃.pʁɛn/ 		mécomprenions
/me.kɔ̃.pʁə.njɔ̃/ 		mécompreniez
/me.kɔ̃.pʁə.nje/ 		mécomprennent
/me.kɔ̃.pʁɛn/
imperfect2 mécomprisse
/me.kɔ̃.pʁis/ 		mécomprisses
/me.kɔ̃.pʁis/ 		mécomprît
/me.kɔ̃.pʁi/ 		mécomprissions
/me.kɔ̃.pʁi.sjɔ̃/ 		mécomprissiez
/me.kɔ̃.pʁi.sje/ 		mécomprissent
/me.kɔ̃.pʁis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — mécomprends
/me.kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃/ 		— mécomprenons
/me.kɔ̃.pʁə.nɔ̃/ 		mécomprenez
/me.kɔ̃.pʁə.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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