Infinitive
Gerund
en desfaisant
Participles
| Present | desfaisant |
| Past | desfait |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | desfaz; desfai |
| 2nd sing. | desfais |
| 3rd sing. | desfait |
| 1st plur. | desfaimes; desfaisons |
| 2nd plur. | desfaites |
| 3rd plur. | desfont |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | desfaisoie; desfaiseie |
| 2nd sing. | desfaisoies; desfaiseies |
| 3rd sing. | desfaisoit; desfaiseit |
| 1st plur. | desfaisiiens; desfaisiens |
| 2nd plur. | desfaisiiez; desfaisiez |
| 3rd plur. | desfaisoient; desfaiseient |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | desfis |
| 2nd sing. | desfeṣis |
| 3rd sing. | desfist |
| 1st plur. | desfeṣimes |
| 2nd plur. | desfeṣistes |
| 3rd plur. | desfirent |
Future
| 1st sing. | desferai |
| 2nd sing. | desferas |
| 3rd sing. | desfera |
| 1st plur. | desferons |
| 2nd plur. | desferoiz; desfereiz; desferez |
| 3rd plur. | desferont |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | desferoie; desfereie |
| 2nd sing. | desferoies; desfereies |
| 3rd sing. | desferoit; desfereit |
| 1st plur. | desferiiens; desferiens |
| 2nd plur. | desferiiez; desferiez |
| 3rd plur. | desferoient; desfereient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | desface |
| 2nd sing. | desfaces |
| 3rd sing. | desface |
| 1st plur. | desfaciens; desfaçons |
| 2nd plur. | desfaciez |
| 3rd plur. | desfacent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | desfeṣisse |
| 2nd sing. | desfeṣisses |
| 3rd sing. | desfeṣist |
| 1st plur. | desfeṣissons; desfeṣissiens |
| 2nd plur. | desfeṣissoiz; desfeṣissez; desfeṣissiez |
| 3rd plur. | desfeṣissent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | desfa |
| 1st plur. | desfaimes; desfaisons |
| 2nd plur. | desfaites |
Etymology
Inherited from Early Medieval Latin disfacere. Synchronically des- + faire.
Verbs referencing "desfaire"
French
défaire, Middle French
desfaire.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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