certifier

English

Etymology

certify +‎ -er.

Noun

certifier (plural certifiers)

  1. A person or entity that provides certification
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Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French certifier, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin or Medieval Latin certificāre, from Latin certus (“resolved, certain”), a modified form of the perfect passive participle of cernō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɛʁ.ti.fje/
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Verb

certifier

  1. to certify (to attest as to)

Conjugation
Conjugation of certifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple certifier
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple certifiant
/sɛʁ.ti.fjɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle certifié
/sɛʁ.ti.fje/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present certifie
/sɛʁ.ti.fi/		 certifies
/sɛʁ.ti.fi/		 certifie
/sɛʁ.ti.fi/		 certifions
/sɛʁ.ti.fjɔ̃/		 certifiez
/sɛʁ.ti.fje/		 certifient
/sɛʁ.ti.fi/
imperfect certifiais
/sɛʁ.ti.fjɛ/		 certifiais
/sɛʁ.ti.fjɛ/		 certifiait
/sɛʁ.ti.fjɛ/		 certifiions
/sɛʁ.ti.fi.jɔ̃/		 certifiiez
/sɛʁ.ti.fi.je/		 certifiaient
/sɛʁ.ti.fjɛ/
past historic2 certifiai
/sɛʁ.ti.fje/		 certifias
/sɛʁ.ti.fja/		 certifia
/sɛʁ.ti.fja/		 certifiâmes
/sɛʁ.ti.fjam/		 certifiâtes
/sɛʁ.ti.fjat/		 certifièrent
/sɛʁ.ti.fjɛʁ/
future certifierai
/sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁe/		 certifieras
/sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁa/		 certifiera
/sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁa/		 certifierons
/sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁɔ̃/		 certifierez
/sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁe/		 certifieront
/sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional certifierais
/sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁɛ/		 certifierais
/sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁɛ/		 certifierait
/sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁɛ/		 certifierions
/sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁjɔ̃/		 certifieriez
/sɛʁ.ti.fi.ʁje/		 certifieraient
/sɛʁ.ti.fi.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 certifie
/sɛʁ.ti.fi/		 certifies
/sɛʁ.ti.fi/		 certifie
/sɛʁ.ti.fi/		 certifiions
/sɛʁ.ti.fi.jɔ̃/		 certifiiez
/sɛʁ.ti.fi.je/		 certifient
/sɛʁ.ti.fi/
imperfect2 certifiasse
/sɛʁ.ti.fjas/		 certifiasses
/sɛʁ.ti.fjas/		 certifiât
/sɛʁ.ti.fja/		 certifiassions
/sɛʁ.ti.fja.sjɔ̃/		 certifiassiez
/sɛʁ.ti.fja.sje/		 certifiassent
/sɛʁ.ti.fjas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — certifie
/sɛʁ.ti.fi/		 — certifions
/sɛʁ.ti.fjɔ̃/		 certifiez
/sɛʁ.ti.fje/		 —
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

Anagrams

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin or Medieval Latin certificō, certificāre, from Latin certus (“resolved, certain”), a modified form of the perfect passive participle of cernō.

Verb

certifier

  1. to certify (to attest as to)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of certifier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive certifier avoir certifïé
gerund en certifiant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle certifiant
past participle certifïé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present certifi certifïes certifïe certifions certifïez certifïent
imperfect certifioie, certifïeie, certifioe, certifïeve certifioies, certifïeies, certifioes, certifïeves certifioit, certifïeit, certifiot, certifïeve certifiiiens, certifiiens certifiiiez, certifiiez certifioient, certifïeient, certifioent, certifïevent
preterite certifiai certifias certifia certifiames certifiastes certifïerent
future certifïerai certifïeras certifïera certifïerons certifïeroiz, certifïereiz, certifïerez certifïeront
conditional certifïeroie, certifïereie certifïeroies, certifïereies certifïeroit, certifïereit certifïeriiens, certifïeriens certifïeriiez, certifïeriez certifïeroient, certifïereient
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 certifi certifis certifit certifions certifïez certifïent
imperfect certifiasse certifiasses certifiast certifiissons, certifiissiens certifiissoiz, certifiissez, certifiissiez certifiassent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— certifïe — certifions certifïez —

Descendants
  • → English: certify
  • French: certifier
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