correspondre

See also: correspondré

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin correspondēre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Central) [ku.rəsˈpɔn.dɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ko.rəsˈpɔn.dɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ko.resˈpɔn.dɾe]

Verb

correspondre (first-person singular present corresponc, first-person singular preterite corresponguí, past participle correspost); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. to correspond

Conjugation
    Conjugation of correspondre (second conjugation, irregular, with velar infix)
infinitive correspondre
gerund corresponent
past participle masculine feminine
singular correspost corresposta
plural corresposts, correspostos correspostes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present corresponc correspons correspon corresponem corresponeu corresponen
imperfect corresponia corresponies corresponia corresponíem corresponíeu corresponien
future correspondré correspondràs correspondrà correspondrem correspondreu correspondran
preterite corresponguí correspongueres correspongué corresponguérem corresponguéreu correspongueren
conditional correspondria correspondries correspondria correspondríem correspondríeu correspondrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present correspongui corresponguis correspongui corresponguem correspongueu corresponguin
imperfect correspongués corresponguessis correspongués corresponguéssim corresponguéssiu corresponguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
affirmative — correspon correspongui corresponguem corresponeu corresponguin
negative (no) — no corresponguis no correspongui no corresponguem no correspongueu no corresponguin

Further reading

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin correspondēre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃dʁ/
  • Audio (France, Paris)(file)

Verb

correspondre

  1. to correspond
    Le Québec est une province du Canada dont les frontières correspondent au territoire de la nation québécoise.
    Quebec is a province of Canada whose borders correspond to the territory of the Quebecois nation.
  2. to write to

Conjugation
Conjugation of correspondre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple correspondre
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple correspondant
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle correspondu
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dy/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present corresponds
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃/		 corresponds
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃/		 correspond
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃/		 correspondons
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dɔ̃/		 correspondez
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.de/		 correspondent
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃d/
imperfect correspondais
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dɛ/		 correspondais
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dɛ/		 correspondait
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dɛ/		 correspondions
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.djɔ̃/		 correspondiez
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dje/		 correspondaient
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dɛ/
past historic2 correspondis
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.di/		 correspondis
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.di/		 correspondit
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.di/		 correspondîmes
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dim/		 correspondîtes
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dit/		 correspondirent
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.diʁ/
future correspondrai
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dʁe/		 correspondras
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dʁa/		 correspondra
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dʁa/		 correspondrons
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dʁɔ̃/		 correspondrez
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dʁe/		 correspondront
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional correspondrais
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dʁɛ/		 correspondrais
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dʁɛ/		 correspondrait
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dʁɛ/		 correspondrions
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/		 correspondriez
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dʁi.je/		 correspondraient
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.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 corresponde
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃d/		 correspondes
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃d/		 corresponde
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃d/		 correspondions
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.djɔ̃/		 correspondiez
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dje/		 correspondent
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃d/
imperfect2 correspondisse
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dis/		 correspondisses
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dis/		 correspondît
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.di/		 correspondissions
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃/		 correspondissiez
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.di.sje/		 correspondissent
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dis/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — corresponds
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃/		 — correspondons
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.dɔ̃/		 correspondez
/kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃.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

Middle French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin correspondēre, present active infinitive of correspondeō.

Verb

correspondre

  1. to correspond (of two or more people, to mutually respond to one another)

Old French

Etymology

First known attestation circa 1330, from Medieval Latin correspondēre, present active infinitive of correspondeō.

Verb

correspondre

  1. to correspond
  2. to write to

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 correspondre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive correspondre avoir correspondu, correspons
gerund en correspondant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle correspondant
past participle correspondu, correspons
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present correspoing, correspon corresponz correspont correspondons correspondez correspondent
imperfect correspondoie, correspondeie correspondoies, correspondeies correspondoit, correspondeit correspondiiens, correspondiens correspondiiez, correspondiez correspondoient, correspondeient
preterite correspondi correspondis correspondié, correspost correspondimes correspondistes correspondierent
future correspondrai correspondras correspondra correspondrons correspondroiz, correspondreiz, correspondrez correspondront
conditional correspondroie, correspondreie correspondroies, correspondreies correspondroit, correspondreit correspondriiens, correspondriens correspondriiez, correspondriez correspondroient, correspondreient
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 correspoigne, corresponde correspoignes, correspondes correspoigne, corresponde correspoignons, correspondons correspoignez, correspondez correspoignent, correspondent
imperfect correspondisse correspondisses correspondist correspondissons, correspondissiens correspondissoiz, correspondissez, correspondissiez correspondissent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— correspont — correspondons correspondez —

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