satisfaire

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French satisfaire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.tis.fɛʁ/
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  • Hyphenation: sa‧tis‧faire

Verb

satisfaire

  1. to satisfy
  2. to fulfil (to do what was expected)
  3. to meet (expectations)

Conjugation

Conjugation of satisfaire (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple satisfaire
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple satisfaisant
/sa.tis.fə.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle satisfait
/sa.tis.fɛ/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present satisfais
/sa.tis.fɛ/ 		satisfais
/sa.tis.fɛ/ 		satisfait
/sa.tis.fɛ/ 		satisfaisons
/sa.tis.fə.zɔ̃/ 		satisfaites
/sa.tis.fɛt/ 		satisfont
/sa.tis.fɔ̃/
imperfect satisfaisais
/sa.tis.fə.zɛ/ 		satisfaisais
/sa.tis.fə.zɛ/ 		satisfaisait
/sa.tis.fə.zɛ/ 		satisfaisions
/sa.tis.fə.zjɔ̃/ 		satisfaisiez
/sa.tis.fə.zje/ 		satisfaisaient
/sa.tis.fə.zɛ/
past historic2 satisfis
/sa.tis.fi/ 		satisfis
/sa.tis.fi/ 		satisfit
/sa.tis.fi/ 		satisfîmes
/sa.tis.fim/ 		satisfîtes
/sa.tis.fit/ 		satisfirent
/sa.tis.fiʁ/
future satisferai
/sa.tis.fə.ʁe/ 		satisferas
/sa.tis.fə.ʁa/ 		satisfera
/sa.tis.fə.ʁa/ 		satisferons
/sa.tis.fə.ʁɔ̃/ 		satisferez
/sa.tis.fə.ʁe/ 		satisferont
/sa.tis.fə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional satisferais
/sa.tis.fə.ʁɛ/ 		satisferais
/sa.tis.fə.ʁɛ/ 		satisferait
/sa.tis.fə.ʁɛ/ 		satisferions
/sa.tis.fə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		satisferiez
/sa.tis.fə.ʁje/ 		satisferaient
/sa.tis.fə.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 satisfasse
/sa.tis.fas/ 		satisfasses
/sa.tis.fas/ 		satisfasse
/sa.tis.fas/ 		satisfassions
/sa.tis.fa.sjɔ̃/ 		satisfassiez
/sa.tis.fa.sje/ 		satisfassent
/sa.tis.fas/
imperfect2 satisfisse
/sa.tis.fis/ 		satisfisses
/sa.tis.fis/ 		satisfît
/sa.tis.fi/ 		satisfissions
/sa.tis.fi.sjɔ̃/ 		satisfissiez
/sa.tis.fi.sje/ 		satisfissent
/sa.tis.fis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — satisfais
/sa.tis.fɛ/ 		— satisfaisons
/sa.tis.fə.zɔ̃/ 		satisfaites
/sa.tis.fɛt/ 		—
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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Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French satisfaire.

Verb

satisfaire

  1. to satisfy (in various contexts)

Descendants

  • French: satisfaire

References

Old French

Alternative forms

  • satisfier, satisffier, satisfiier, satifier, satiffier, satefier

Etymology

Partial calque of Latin satisfacere, applying the conjugation of faire.

Verb

satisfaire

  1. to satisfy (in various contexts)
  2. to pay (usually wages or a debt)

Descendants

References

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