controverser

English

Noun

controverser (plural controversers)

  1. (obsolete) controverter, one who controverts

French

Pronunciation
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Verb

controverser

  1. (transitive) to controvert

Conjugation
Conjugation of controverser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple controverser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple controversant
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle controversé
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present controverse
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁs/		 controverses
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁs/		 controverse
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁs/		 controversons
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sɔ̃/		 controversez
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.se/		 controversent
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁs/
imperfect controversais
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sɛ/		 controversais
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sɛ/		 controversait
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sɛ/		 controversions
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃/		 controversiez
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sje/		 controversaient
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sɛ/
past historic2 controversai
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.se/		 controversas
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sa/		 controversa
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sa/		 controversâmes
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sam/		 controversâtes
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sat/		 controversèrent
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sɛʁ/
future controverserai
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sə.ʁe/		 controverseras
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sə.ʁa/		 controversera
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sə.ʁa/		 controverserons
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/		 controverserez
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sə.ʁe/		 controverseront
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional controverserais
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/		 controverserais
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/		 controverserait
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/		 controverserions
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/		 controverseriez
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sə.ʁje/		 controverseraient
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sə.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 controverse
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁs/		 controverses
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁs/		 controverse
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁs/		 controversions
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃/		 controversiez
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sje/		 controversent
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁs/
imperfect2 controversasse
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sas/		 controversasses
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sas/		 controversât
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sa/		 controversassions
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sa.sjɔ̃/		 controversassiez
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sa.sje/		 controversassent
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — controverse
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁs/		 — controversons
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sɔ̃/		 controversez
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.se/		 —
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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