comporter

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin comportare.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.pɔʁ.te/
  • Audio(file)

Verb[edit]

comporter

  1. (transitive) to include
    Le frontispice de l’édifice public comportait d’ailleurs toujours l’inscription « Ecole-Marie ».
    The frontispiece of the public building still included the inscription "Ecole-Marie."
  2. (transitive) to consist of, comprise
  3. (transitive) to entail (formal, risk), involve
  4. (reflexive) to behave, act

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of comporter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple comporter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple comportant
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle comporté
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present comporte
/kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ 		comportes
/kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ 		comporte
/kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ 		comportons
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɔ̃/ 		comportez
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.te/ 		comportent
/kɔ̃.pɔʁt/
imperfect comportais
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɛ/ 		comportais
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɛ/ 		comportait
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɛ/ 		comportions
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tjɔ̃/ 		comportiez
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tje/ 		comportaient
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɛ/
past historic2 comportai
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.te/ 		comportas
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.ta/ 		comporta
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.ta/ 		comportâmes
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tam/ 		comportâtes
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tat/ 		comportèrent
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɛʁ/
future comporterai
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁe/ 		comporteras
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁa/ 		comportera
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁa/ 		comporterons
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɔ̃/ 		comporterez
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁe/ 		comporteront
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional comporterais
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɛ/ 		comporterais
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɛ/ 		comporterait
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɛ/ 		comporterions
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		comporteriez
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁje/ 		comporteraient
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.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 comporte
/kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ 		comportes
/kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ 		comporte
/kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ 		comportions
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tjɔ̃/ 		comportiez
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tje/ 		comportent
/kɔ̃.pɔʁt/
imperfect2 comportasse
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tas/ 		comportasses
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tas/ 		comportât
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.ta/ 		comportassions
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		comportassiez
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.ta.sje/ 		comportassent
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — comporte
/kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ 		— comportons
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɔ̃/ 		comportez
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.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).

Conjugation of se comporter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se comporter
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se comportant
/sə kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle comporté
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me comporte
/mə kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ 		te comportes
/tə kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ 		se comporte
/sə kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ 		nous comportons
/nu kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɔ̃/ 		vous comportez
/vu kɔ̃.pɔʁ.te/ 		se comportent
/sə kɔ̃.pɔʁt/
imperfect me comportais
/mə kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɛ/ 		te comportais
/tə kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɛ/ 		se comportait
/sə kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɛ/ 		nous comportions
/nu kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tjɔ̃/ 		vous comportiez
/vu kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tje/ 		se comportaient
/sə kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɛ/
past historic2 me comportai
/mə kɔ̃.pɔʁ.te/ 		te comportas
/tə kɔ̃.pɔʁ.ta/ 		se comporta
/sə kɔ̃.pɔʁ.ta/ 		nous comportâmes
/nu kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tam/ 		vous comportâtes
/vu kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tat/ 		se comportèrent
/sə kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɛʁ/
future me comporterai
/mə kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁe/ 		te comporteras
/tə kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁa/ 		se comportera
/sə kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁa/ 		nous comporterons
/nu kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɔ̃/ 		vous comporterez
/vu kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁe/ 		se comporteront
/sə kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional me comporterais
/mə kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɛ/ 		te comporterais
/tə kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɛ/ 		se comporterait
/sə kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɛ/ 		nous comporterions
/nu kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous comporteriez
/vu kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁje/ 		se comporteraient
/sə kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me comporte
/mə kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ 		te comportes
/tə kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ 		se comporte
/sə kɔ̃.pɔʁt/ 		nous comportions
/nu kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tjɔ̃/ 		vous comportiez
/vu kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tje/ 		se comportent
/sə kɔ̃.pɔʁt/
imperfect2 me comportasse
/mə kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tas/ 		te comportasses
/tə kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tas/ 		se comportât
/sə kɔ̃.pɔʁ.ta/ 		nous comportassions
/nu kɔ̃.pɔʁ.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		vous comportassiez
/vu kɔ̃.pɔʁ.ta.sje/ 		se comportassent
/sə kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — comporte-toi
/kɔ̃.pɔʁt.twa/ 		— comportons-nous
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.tɔ̃.nu/ 		comportez-vous
/kɔ̃.pɔʁ.te.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + 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).

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Dutch: comporteren

Further reading[edit]

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

comporter

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of comportō
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