Verb conjugation

afforester

to afforest (grant the right to hunt in a forest)

Usage

Afforester is an old feudal-law term for the right of a king or lord to declare land a royal forest (afforester un territoire) — a legal-historical word tied to medieval forest law, with no equivalent modern everyday use.

Examples

Le roi afforesta plusieurs domaines au Moyen Âge. — The king declared several estates royal forest in the Middle Ages.
Ce droit féodal permettait d'afforester à volonté. — This feudal right allowed land to be declared forest at will.
Les historiens du droit étudient encore ce terme. — Legal historians still study this term.

Common mistake

Learners assume afforester means "to plant a forest" like the modern English "afforestation" — in French it's specifically the old feudal legal act of declaring land as forest, not the ecological act of tree-planting (that's boiser or reboiser).

Often confused with boiser.

Simple tenses

Present

je	afforeste
tu	afforestes
il/elle	afforeste
nous	afforestons
vous	afforestez
ils/elles	afforestent

Imperfect

je	afforestais
tu	afforestais
il/elle	afforestait
nous	afforestions
vous	afforestiez
ils/elles	afforestaient

Past historic (passé simple)

je	afforestai
tu	afforestas
il/elle	afforesta
nous	afforestâmes
vous	afforestâtes
ils/elles	afforestèrent

Future

je	afforesterai
tu	afforesteras
il/elle	afforestera
nous	afforesterons
vous	afforesterez
ils/elles	afforesteront

Conditional

je	afforesterais
tu	afforesterais
il/elle	afforesterait
nous	afforesterions
vous	afforesteriez
ils/elles	afforesteraient

Subjunctive

je	afforeste
tu	afforestes
il/elle	afforeste
nous	afforestions
vous	afforestiez
ils/elles	afforestent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

je	afforestasse
tu	afforestasses
il/elle	afforestât
nous	afforestassions
vous	afforestassiez
ils/elles	afforestassent

Imperative

tu	afforeste
nous	afforestons
vous	afforestez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

je	ai afforesté
tu	as afforesté
il/elle	a afforesté
nous	avons afforesté
vous	avez afforesté
ils/elles	ont afforesté

Plus-que-parfait

je	avais afforesté
tu	avais afforesté
il/elle	avait afforesté
nous	avions afforesté
vous	aviez afforesté
ils/elles	avaient afforesté

Passé antérieur

je	eus afforesté
tu	eus afforesté
il/elle	eut afforesté
nous	eûmes afforesté
vous	eûtes afforesté
ils/elles	eurent afforesté

Futur antérieur

je	aurai afforesté
tu	auras afforesté
il/elle	aura afforesté
nous	aurons afforesté
vous	aurez afforesté
ils/elles	auront afforesté

Conditionnel passé

je	aurais afforesté
tu	aurais afforesté
il/elle	aurait afforesté
nous	aurions afforesté
vous	auriez afforesté
ils/elles	auraient afforesté

Subjonctif passé

je	aie afforesté
tu	aies afforesté
il/elle	ait afforesté
nous	ayons afforesté
vous	ayez afforesté
ils/elles	aient afforesté

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

je	eusse afforesté
tu	eusses afforesté
il/elle	eût afforesté
nous	eussions afforesté
vous	eussiez afforesté
ils/elles	eussent afforesté

Impératif passé

tu	aie afforesté
nous	ayons afforesté
vous	ayez afforesté

Other

Present participle

afforestant

Past participle

afforesté

Infinitive

afforester

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Frequently asked questions

What does "afforester" mean?

"afforester" means "to afforest (grant the right to hunt in a forest)".

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

The present of "afforester" is: je afforeste, tu afforestes, il/elle afforeste, nous afforestons, vous afforestez, ils/elles afforestent.

What is the Passé composé of "afforester"?

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

What is the Imperative of "afforester"?

The imperative of "afforester" is: tu afforeste, nous afforestons, vous afforestez.

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