Infinitive
| contrefaire |
| avoir contrefait |
Gerund
en contrefaisant
Participles
| Present | contrefaisant |
| Past | contrefait |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | contrefaz; contrefai |
| 2nd sing. | contrefais |
| 3rd sing. | contrefait |
| 1st plur. | contrefaimes; contrefaisons |
| 2nd plur. | contrefaites |
| 3rd plur. | contrefont |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | contrefaisoie; contrefaiseie |
| 2nd sing. | contrefaisoies; contrefaiseies |
| 3rd sing. | contrefaisoit; contrefaiseit |
| 1st plur. | contrefaisiiens; contrefaisiens |
| 2nd plur. | contrefaisiiez; contrefaisiez |
| 3rd plur. | contrefaisoient; contrefaiseient |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | contrefis |
| 2nd sing. | contrefeṣis |
| 3rd sing. | contrefist |
| 1st plur. | contrefeṣimes |
| 2nd plur. | contrefeṣistes |
| 3rd plur. | contrefirent |
Future
| 1st sing. | contreferai |
| 2nd sing. | contreferas |
| 3rd sing. | contrefera |
| 1st plur. | contreferons |
| 2nd plur. | contreferoiz; contrefereiz; contreferez |
| 3rd plur. | contreferont |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | contreferoie; contrefereie |
| 2nd sing. | contreferoies; contrefereies |
| 3rd sing. | contreferoit; contrefereit |
| 1st plur. | contreferiiens; contreferiens |
| 2nd plur. | contreferiiez; contreferiez |
| 3rd plur. | contreferoient; contrefereient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | contreface |
| 2nd sing. | contrefaces |
| 3rd sing. | contreface |
| 1st plur. | contrefaciens; contrefaçons |
| 2nd plur. | contrefaciez |
| 3rd plur. | contrefacent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | contrefeṣisse |
| 2nd sing. | contrefeṣisses |
| 3rd sing. | contrefeṣist |
| 1st plur. | contrefeṣissons; contrefeṣissiens |
| 2nd plur. | contrefeṣissoiz; contrefeṣissez; contrefeṣissiez |
| 3rd plur. | contrefeṣissent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | contrefa |
| 1st plur. | contrefaimes; contrefaisons |
| 2nd plur. | contrefaites |
Etymology
From Late Latin *contrāfaciō, corresponding to contrā (“against”) + faciō (“to make”). By surface analysis, contre- + faire.
Verbs referencing "contrefaire"
French
contrefaire.
Sample Sentences
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