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Verb conjugation

harper

to grasp forcefully

Usage

To grip or seize roughly, as with claws or a hook. Literary and rare; in modern French you will mostly meet it in the noun harpon or the verb harponner. Conjugates like parler.

Examples
  • L'aigle harpe sa proie. — The eagle seizes its prey.
  • Il harpa la corde au passage. — He grabbed the rope as it went by.
  • Les griffes du chat harpaient le tissu. — The cat's claws gripped the fabric.
Common mistake

Don't confuse harper with the noun harpe (the instrument) or with the more common harponner.

Often confused with harponner.

Simple tenses

Present

jeharpe
tuharpes
il/elleharpe
nousharpons
vousharpez
ils/ellesharpent

Imperfect

jeharpais
tuharpais
il/elleharpait
nousharpions
vousharpiez
ils/ellesharpaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeharpai
tuharpas
il/elleharpa
nousharpâmes
vousharpâtes
ils/ellesharpèrent

Future

jeharperai
tuharperas
il/elleharpera
nousharperons
vousharperez
ils/ellesharperont

Conditional

jeharperais
tuharperais
il/elleharperait
nousharperions
vousharperiez
ils/ellesharperaient

Subjunctive

jeharpe
tuharpes
il/elleharpe
nousharpions
vousharpiez
ils/ellesharpent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeharpasse
tuharpasses
il/elleharpât
nousharpassions
vousharpassiez
ils/ellesharpassent

Imperative

tuharpe
nousharpons
vousharpez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

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

Plus-que-parfait

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

Passé antérieur

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

Futur antérieur

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

Conditionnel passé

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

Subjonctif passé

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

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

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

Impératif passé

tuaie harpé
nousayons harpé
vousayez harpé

Other

Present participle

harpant

Past participle

harpé

Infinitive

harper

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Frequently asked questions

What does "harper" mean?

"harper" means "to grasp forcefully".

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

The present of "harper" is: je harpe, tu harpes, il/elle harpe, nous harpons, vous harpez, ils/elles harpent.

What is the Passé composé of "harper"?

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

What is the Imperative of "harper"?

The imperative of "harper" is: tu harpe, nous harpons, vous harpez.