conter

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French conter, from Latin computāre. Doublet of compter and computer. Semantical shift from "to count" to "to enumerate facts, to go through facts".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.te/
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  • Homophone: compter

Verb

conter

  1. to recount (tell a story)

Conjugation
Conjugation of conter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple conter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple contant
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle conté
/kɔ̃.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present conte
/kɔ̃t/		 contes
/kɔ̃t/		 conte
/kɔ̃t/		 contons
/kɔ̃.tɔ̃/		 contez
/kɔ̃.te/		 content
/kɔ̃t/
imperfect contais
/kɔ̃.tɛ/		 contais
/kɔ̃.tɛ/		 contait
/kɔ̃.tɛ/		 contions
/kɔ̃.tjɔ̃/		 contiez
/kɔ̃.tje/		 contaient
/kɔ̃.tɛ/
past historic2 contai
/kɔ̃.te/		 contas
/kɔ̃.ta/		 conta
/kɔ̃.ta/		 contâmes
/kɔ̃.tam/		 contâtes
/kɔ̃.tat/		 contèrent
/kɔ̃.tɛʁ/
future conterai
/kɔ̃.tʁe/		 conteras
/kɔ̃.tʁa/		 contera
/kɔ̃.tʁa/		 conterons
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ̃/		 conterez
/kɔ̃.tʁe/		 conteront
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ̃/
conditional conterais
/kɔ̃.tʁɛ/		 conterais
/kɔ̃.tʁɛ/		 conterait
/kɔ̃.tʁɛ/		 conterions
/kɔ̃.tə.ʁjɔ̃/		 conteriez
/kɔ̃.tə.ʁje/		 conteraient
/kɔ̃.tʁɛ/
(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 conte
/kɔ̃t/		 contes
/kɔ̃t/		 conte
/kɔ̃t/		 contions
/kɔ̃.tjɔ̃/		 contiez
/kɔ̃.tje/		 content
/kɔ̃t/
imperfect2 contasse
/kɔ̃.tas/		 contasses
/kɔ̃.tas/		 contât
/kɔ̃.ta/		 contassions
/kɔ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/		 contassiez
/kɔ̃.ta.sje/		 contassent
/kɔ̃.tas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — conte
/kɔ̃t/		 — contons
/kɔ̃.tɔ̃/		 contez
/kɔ̃.te/		 —
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).

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese contẽer, from Latin continēre, present active infinitive of contineō (“I contain”).

Verb

conter (first-person singular present conteño, first-person singular preterite contiven, past participle contido)

  1. to contain
  2. first-person singular personal infinitive of conter
  3. third-person singular personal infinitive of conter

Conjugation
Conjugation of conter
singular plural
person first second third first second third
Infinitive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal conter
personal conter conteres conter contermos conterdes conteren
Gerund
contendo
Past participle singular plural
masculine contido contidos
feminine contida contidas
Indicative eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present conteño contés contén contemos contendes conteñen
imperfect contiña contiñas contiña contiñamos contiñades contiñan
preterite contiven contiveches contivo contivemos contivestes contiveron
pluperfect contivera contiveras contivera contiveramos contiverades contiveran
future conterei conterás conterá conteremos conteredes conterán
conditional contería conterías contería conteriamos conteriades conterían
Subjunctive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present conteña conteñas conteña conteñamos conteñades conteñan
preterite contivese contiveses contivese contivésemos contivésedes contivesen
future contiver contiveres contiver contivermos contiverdes contiveren
Imperative – ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative – contén conteña conteñamos contede, contende conteñan
negative – conteñas conteña conteñamos conteñades conteñan

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin computāre, present active infinitive of computō (“compute”).

Verb

conter

  1. to tell; to say
  2. to recount (tell a story)
  3. to add up (count)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of conter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive conter avoir conté
gerund en contant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle contant
past participle conté
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present cont contes conte contons contez content
imperfect contoie, conteie, contoe, conteve contoies, conteies, contoes, conteves contoit, conteit, contot, conteve contiiens, contiens contiiez, contiez contoient, conteient, contoent, contevent
preterite contai contas conta contames contastes conterent
future conterai conteras contera conterons conteroiz, contereiz, conterez conteront
conditional conteroie, contereie conteroies, contereies conteroit, contereit conteriiens, conteriens conteriiez, conteriez conteroient, contereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present cont conz cont contons contez content
imperfect contasse contasses contast contissons, contissiens contissoiz, contissez, contissiez contassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— conte — contons contez —

Descendants
  • Middle French: compter

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese contẽer, from Latin continēre.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈte(ʁ)/ [kõˈte(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõˈte(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõˈte(ʁ)/ [kõˈte(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈte(ɻ)/

  • Hyphenation: con‧ter

Verb

conter (first-person singular present contenho, first-person singular preterite contive, past participle contido)

  1. to contain, hold, carry
  2. to include

Conjugation
    Conjugation of conter (irregular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(tu)		 Third-person
(ele / ela / você)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal conter
Personal conter conteres conter contermos conterdes conterem
Gerund
contendo
Past participle
Masculine contido contidos
Feminine contida contidas
Indicative
Present contenho conténs contém contemos contendes contêm
Imperfect continha continhas continha contínhamos contínheis continham
Preterite contive contiveste conteve contivemos contivestes contiveram
Pluperfect contivera contiveras contivera contivéramos contivéreis contiveram
Future conterei conterás conterá conteremos contereis conterão
Conditional
conteria conterias conteria conteríamos conteríeis conteriam
Subjunctive
Present contenha contenhas contenha contenhamos contenhais contenham
Imperfect contivesse contivesses contivesse contivéssemos contivésseis contivessem
Future contiver contiveres contiver contivermos contiverdes contiverem
Imperative
Affirmative contém contenha contenhamos contende contenham
Negative (não) não contenhas não contenha não contenhamos não contenhais não contenham

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:conter.

Walloon

Etymology

From Old French conter, from Latin computō, computare (“compute”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.ˈte/

Verb

conter

  1. to count

Conjugation
   —         —   Conjugation of the verb conter in Walloon   —   Codjowaedje do viebe conter e walon
infinitive conter
gerund contant
auxiliary aveur
past participle masculine feminine
singular conté conteye
plural contés conteyes
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative dji (dj') ti (t') i (il) / ele dji (dj') / nos vos i (il)
present conte contes conte contans contez contnut or contèt
imperfect contéve contéves contéve conténs contîz contént
preterit conta contas conta contîs contîz contît
future contrè contrès contrè contrans controz contront
conditional contreu contreus contreut contréns contrîz contrént
subjunctive ki dj' ki t' k' i (il) / k' ele ki dj' / ki nos ki vos k' i (il)
present conte contes conte contanxhe contoxhe contnuxhe or contèxhe
imperfect contaxhe contaxhes contaxhe conténxhe contîxhe conténxhe
imperative — ti — dji / nos vos —
affirmative conte contans contez
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