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attérir

dated form of atterrir

Usage

An outdated spelling variant of atterrir (to land) — a plane, a bird — found in older texts. Modern standard French uses atterrir exclusively; this spelling has fallen out of use.

Examples
  • L'hydravion attérit sur le lac.The seaplane lands on the lake.
  • Le pilote a attéri en catastrophe.The pilot made an emergency landing.
  • On disait autrefois attérir plutôt qu'atterrir.People used to say 'attérir' instead of 'atterrir.'
Common mistake

This is a legacy spelling of atterrir, not a distinct verb with its own meaning — a learner should default to the modern spelling atterrir in any current writing.

Often confused with atterrir.

Simple tenses

Present

jeattéris
tuattéris
il/elleattérit
nousattérissons
vousattérissez
ils/ellesattérissent

Imperfect

jeattérissais
tuattérissais
il/elleattérissait
nousattérissions
vousattérissiez
ils/ellesattérissaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeattéris
tuattéris
il/elleattérit
nousattérîmes
vousattérîtes
ils/ellesattérirent

Future

jeattérirai
tuattériras
il/elleattérira
nousattérirons
vousattérirez
ils/ellesattériront

Conditional

jeattérirais
tuattérirais
il/elleattérirait
nousattéririons
vousattéririez
ils/ellesattériraient

Subjunctive

jeattérisse
tuattérisses
il/elleattérisse
nousattérissions
vousattérissiez
ils/ellesattérissent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeattérisse
tuattérisses
il/elleattérît
nousattérissions
vousattérissiez
ils/ellesattérissent

Imperative

tuattéris
nousattérissons
vousattérissez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

jeai attéri
tuas attéri
il/ellea attéri
nousavons attéri
vousavez attéri
ils/ellesont attéri

Plus-que-parfait

jeavais attéri
tuavais attéri
il/elleavait attéri
nousavions attéri
vousaviez attéri
ils/ellesavaient attéri

Passé antérieur

jeeus attéri
tueus attéri
il/elleeut attéri
nouseûmes attéri
vouseûtes attéri
ils/elleseurent attéri

Futur antérieur

jeaurai attéri
tuauras attéri
il/elleaura attéri
nousaurons attéri
vousaurez attéri
ils/ellesauront attéri

Conditionnel passé

jeaurais attéri
tuaurais attéri
il/elleaurait attéri
nousaurions attéri
vousauriez attéri
ils/ellesauraient attéri

Subjonctif passé

jeaie attéri
tuaies attéri
il/elleait attéri
nousayons attéri
vousayez attéri
ils/ellesaient attéri

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

jeeusse attéri
tueusses attéri
il/elleeût attéri
nouseussions attéri
vouseussiez attéri
ils/elleseussent attéri

Impératif passé

tuaie attéri
nousayons attéri
vousayez attéri

Other

Present participle

attérissant

Past participle

attéri

Infinitive

attérir

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Frequently asked questions

What does "attérir" mean?

"attérir" means "dated form of atterrir".

How do you conjugate "attérir" in the present tense?

The present of "attérir" is: je attéris, tu attéris, il/elle attérit, nous attérissons, vous attérissez, ils/elles attérissent.

What is the Passé composé of "attérir"?

The passé composé of "attérir" is: je ai attéri, tu as attéri, il/elle a attéri, nous avons attéri, vous avez attéri, ils/elles ont attéri.

What is the Imperative of "attérir"?

The imperative of "attérir" is: tu attéris, nous attérissons, vous attérissez.