"conter" meaning in French

See conter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kɔ̃.te/ Audio: Fr-conter.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-conter.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-conter.wav
Etymology: Inherited from Old French conter, from Latin computāre. Doublet of compter and computer. Semantical shift from "count" to "recount" via the notion of "enumerate facts, go through facts"; compare the same in English tell. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|conter|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French conter, {{inh+|fr|fro|conter}} Inherited from Old French conter, {{inh|fr|la|computō|computāre}} Latin computāre, {{doublet|fr|compter|computer}} Doublet of compter and computer, {{m+|en|tell}} English tell Head templates: {{fr-verb}} conter Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], conter [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], contant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], conté [participle, past], conte [first-person, indicative, present, singular], contes [indicative, present, second-person, singular], conte [indicative, present, singular, third-person], contons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], contez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], content [indicative, plural, present, third-person], contais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], contais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], contait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], contions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], contiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], contaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], contai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], contas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], conta [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], contâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], contâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], contèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], conterai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], conteras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], contera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], conterons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], conterez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], conteront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], conterais [conditional, first-person, singular], conterais [conditional, second-person, singular], conterait [conditional, singular, third-person], conterions [conditional, first-person, plural], conteriez [conditional, plural, second-person], conteraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], conte [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], contes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], conte [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], contions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], contiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], content [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], contasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], contasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], contât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], contassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], contassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], contassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], conte [imperative, second-person, singular], contons [first-person, imperative, plural], contez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. to recount (tell a story) Derived forms: conter fleurette, conterie Related terms: compter, conte, conteur, conteuse, raconter

Inflected forms

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