contredire

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French contredire, borrowed from Latin contrādīcere, from contrā (“against”) + dīcō (“to speak”). By surface analysis, contre- +‎ dire.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tʁə.diʁ/
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Verb

contredire

  1. (transitive) to contradict

Conjugation

This verb is one of a group of -re verbs all ending in -dire. They are conjugated exactly like dire, but with a different second-person plural indicative present (that is, like confire). Members of this group include dédire and interdire.

Conjugation of contredire (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple contredire
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple contredisant
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle contredit
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present contredis
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di/		 contredis
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di/		 contredit
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di/		 contredisons
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zɔ̃/		 contredisez
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ze/		 contredisent
/kɔ̃.tʁə.diz/
imperfect contredisais
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zɛ/		 contredisais
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zɛ/		 contredisait
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zɛ/		 contredisions
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zjɔ̃/		 contredisiez
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zje/		 contredisaient
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zɛ/
past historic2 contredis
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di/		 contredis
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di/		 contredit
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di/		 contredîmes
/kɔ̃.tʁə.dim/		 contredîtes
/kɔ̃.tʁə.dit/		 contredirent
/kɔ̃.tʁə.diʁ/
future contredirai
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁe/		 contrediras
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁa/		 contredira
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁa/		 contredirons
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁɔ̃/		 contredirez
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁe/		 contrediront
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁɔ̃/
conditional contredirais
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁɛ/		 contredirais
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁɛ/		 contredirait
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁɛ/		 contredirions
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁjɔ̃/		 contrediriez
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ʁje/		 contrediraient
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.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 contredise
/kɔ̃.tʁə.diz/		 contredises
/kɔ̃.tʁə.diz/		 contredise
/kɔ̃.tʁə.diz/		 contredisions
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zjɔ̃/		 contredisiez
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zje/		 contredisent
/kɔ̃.tʁə.diz/
imperfect2 contredisse
/kɔ̃.tʁə.dis/		 contredisses
/kɔ̃.tʁə.dis/		 contredît
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di/		 contredissions
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.sjɔ̃/		 contredissiez
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.sje/		 contredissent
/kɔ̃.tʁə.dis/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — contredis
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di/		 — contredisons
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.zɔ̃/		 contredisez
/kɔ̃.tʁə.di.ze/		 —
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 [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contrādīcō, contrādīcere, from contrā (“against”) + dīcō (“to speak”).

Verb

contredire

  1. to speak out against
  2. to contradict

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of contredire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive contredire avoir contredit
gerund en contredisant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle contredisant
past participle contredit
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present contredi contredis contredit contredimes, contredions, contredisons contredites contredient
imperfect contredisoie, contrediseie contredisoies, contrediseies contredisoit, contrediseit contredisiiens, contredisiens contredisiiez, contredisiez contredisoient, contrediseient
preterite contredis contredesis contredist contredesimes contredesistes contredistrent
future contredirai contrediras contredira contredirons contrediroiz, contredireiz, contredirez contrediront
conditional contrediroie, contredireie contrediroies, contredireies contrediroit, contredireit contrediriiens, contrediriens contrediriiez, contrediriez contrediroient, contredireient
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 contredïe contredïes contredïe contrediiens, contredions, contredisiens, contredisons contrediiez, contredisiez contredïent
imperfect contredesisse contredesisses contredesist contredesissons, contredesissiens contredesissoiz, contredesissez, contredesissiez contredesissent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— contredi — contredimes, contredions, contredisons contredites —

Descendants
  • French: contredire
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