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conforter

to comfort, console (more commonly réconforter); to strengthen, reinforce (a position, argument, situation)

Usage

Conforter means to strengthen or reinforce a position, opinion, or feeling — not to comfort someone physically or emotionally, despite looking like the English 'comfort.' Ce sondage conforte sa position, ça me conforte dans l'idée que...

Examples
  • Ce résultat conforte notre stratégie. — This result reinforces our strategy.
  • Ses propos m'ont conforté dans mon choix. — His words reinforced my decision.
  • Le gouvernement cherche à conforter sa majorité. — The government is trying to shore up its majority.
Common mistake

Conforter looks like the English 'to comfort' but doesn't mean console or comfort someone emotionally — that's réconforter or consoler; conforter is about strengthening a position, opinion, or advantage, a classic false-friend trap.

Often confused with réconforter.

Simple tenses

Present

jeconforte
tuconfortes
il/elleconforte
nousconfortons
vousconfortez
ils/ellesconfortent

Imperfect

jeconfortais
tuconfortais
il/elleconfortait
nousconfortions
vousconfortiez
ils/ellesconfortaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeconfortai
tuconfortas
il/elleconforta
nousconfortâmes
vousconfortâtes
ils/ellesconfortèrent

Future

jeconforterai
tuconforteras
il/elleconfortera
nousconforterons
vousconforterez
ils/ellesconforteront

Conditional

jeconforterais
tuconforterais
il/elleconforterait
nousconforterions
vousconforteriez
ils/ellesconforteraient

Subjunctive

jeconforte
tuconfortes
il/elleconforte
nousconfortions
vousconfortiez
ils/ellesconfortent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeconfortasse
tuconfortasses
il/elleconfortât
nousconfortassions
vousconfortassiez
ils/ellesconfortassent

Imperative

tuconforte
nousconfortons
vousconfortez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

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

Plus-que-parfait

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

Passé antérieur

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

Futur antérieur

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

Conditionnel passé

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

Subjonctif passé

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

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

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

Impératif passé

tuaie conforté
nousayons conforté
vousayez conforté

Other

Present participle

confortant

Past participle

conforté

Infinitive

conforter

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Frequently asked questions

What does "conforter" mean?

"conforter" means "to comfort, console (more commonly réconforter); to strengthen, reinforce (a position, argument, situation)".

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

The present of "conforter" is: je conforte, tu confortes, il/elle conforte, nous confortons, vous confortez, ils/elles confortent.

What is the Passé composé of "conforter"?

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

What is the Imperative of "conforter"?

The imperative of "conforter" is: tu conforte, nous confortons, vous confortez.

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