confondre

See also: confondré

Catalan

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin cōnfundere.

Pronunciation

Verb

confondre (first-person singular present confonc, first-person singular preterite confonguí, past participle confós); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/

  1. to mix thoroughly or completely
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to confound, to confuse
    confondre’s les coses ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation
    Conjugation of confondre (second conjugation, irregular, with velar infix)
infinitive confondre
gerund confonent
past participle masculine feminine
singular confós confosa
plural confosos confoses
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present confonc confons confon confonem confoneu confonen
imperfect confonia confonies confonia confoníem confoníeu confonien
future confondré confondràs confondrà confondrem confondreu confondran
preterite confonguí confongueres confongué confonguérem confonguéreu confongueren
conditional confondria confondries confondria confondríem confondríeu confondrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present confongui confonguis confongui confonguem confongueu confonguin
imperfect confongués confonguessis confongués confonguéssim confonguéssiu confonguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
affirmative — confon confongui confonguem confoneu confonguin
negative (no) — no confonguis no confongui no confonguem no confongueu no confonguin

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French confondre, borrowed from Latin cōnfundere.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.fɔ̃dʁ/
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Verb

confondre

  1. to confuse, confound
    Son comportement m’a toujours confondu. ― His behavior always confused me.
    Est-ce que tu essaies de me confondre ? ― Are you trying to confuse me?
  2. (reflexive, with à) to mix in, to merge
  3. (reflexive, with avec) to mix up, to get confused (with)
  4. (reflexive) to coincide
  5. (reflexive) to be overflowing with, to be profuse with
    Je me confonds en excuses. ― I am apologizing profusely.

Conjugation
Conjugation of confondre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple confondre
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple confondant
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle confondu
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dy/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present confonds
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃/		 confonds
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃/		 confond
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃/		 confondons
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɔ̃/		 confondez
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.de/		 confondent
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃d/
imperfect confondais
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɛ/		 confondais
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɛ/		 confondait
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɛ/		 confondions
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.djɔ̃/		 confondiez
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dje/		 confondaient
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɛ/
past historic2 confondis
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di/		 confondis
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di/		 confondit
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di/		 confondîmes
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dim/		 confondîtes
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dit/		 confondirent
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.diʁ/
future confondrai
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁe/		 confondras
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁa/		 confondra
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁa/		 confondrons
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɔ̃/		 confondrez
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁe/		 confondront
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional confondrais
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɛ/		 confondrais
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɛ/		 confondrait
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɛ/		 confondrions
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/		 confondriez
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁi.je/		 confondraient
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dʁɛ/
(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 confonde
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃d/		 confondes
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃d/		 confonde
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃d/		 confondions
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.djɔ̃/		 confondiez
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dje/		 confondent
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃d/
imperfect2 confondisse
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dis/		 confondisses
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dis/		 confondît
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di/		 confondissions
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃/		 confondissiez
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.di.sje/		 confondissent
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dis/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — confonds
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃/		 — confondons
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɔ̃/		 confondez
/kɔ̃.fɔ̃.de/		 —
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 confundere, present active infinitive of confundō.

Verb

confondre

  1. to destroy; to annihilate

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 confondre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive confondre avoir confondu, confus
gerund en confondant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle confondant
past participle confondu, confus
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present confont confonz confont confondons confondez confondent
imperfect confondoie, confondeie confondoies, confondeies confondoit, confondeit confondiiens, confondiens confondiiez, confondiez confondoient, confondeient
preterite confondi confondis confondi confondimes confondistes confondirent
future confondrai confondras confondra confondrons confondroiz, confondreiz, confondrez confondront
conditional confondroie, confondreie confondroies, confondreies confondroit, confondreit confondriiens, confondriens confondriiez, confondriez confondroient, confondreient
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 confonde confondes confonde confondons confondez confondent
imperfect confondisse confondisses confondist confondissons, confondissiens confondissoiz, confondissez, confondissiez confondissent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— confont — confondons confondez —

Descendants
  • → English: confound
  • French: confondre
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