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Verb conjugation

asserter

to assert

Usage

A rare, technical verb from logic and philosophy meaning to assert a proposition as true — to put it forward as a definite claim rather than a question or hypothesis. Confined almost entirely to academic philosophical/linguistic writing.

Examples
  • Le philosophe asserte que toute proposition est soit vraie, soit fausse.The philosopher asserts that every proposition is either true or false.
  • Asserter un énoncé, c'est le présenter comme vrai.To assert a statement is to present it as true.
  • Ce texte n'asserte rien, il se contente de questionner.This text doesn't assert anything, it merely raises questions.
Common mistake

This is specialized academic vocabulary from logic/philosophy — affirmer or déclarer cover 'to assert' in everyday French; save asserter for philosophy or linguistics contexts.

Often confused with affirmer.

Simple tenses

Present

jeasserte
tuassertes
il/elleasserte
nousassertons
vousassertez
ils/ellesassertent

Imperfect

jeassertais
tuassertais
il/elleassertait
nousassertions
vousassertiez
ils/ellesassertaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeassertai
tuassertas
il/elleasserta
nousassertâmes
vousassertâtes
ils/ellesassertèrent

Future

jeasserterai
tuasserteras
il/elleassertera
nousasserterons
vousasserterez
ils/ellesasserteront

Conditional

jeasserterais
tuasserterais
il/elleasserterait
nousasserterions
vousasserteriez
ils/ellesasserteraient

Subjunctive

jeasserte
tuassertes
il/elleasserte
nousassertions
vousassertiez
ils/ellesassertent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeassertasse
tuassertasses
il/elleassertât
nousassertassions
vousassertassiez
ils/ellesassertassent

Imperative

tuasserte
nousassertons
vousassertez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

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

Plus-que-parfait

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

Passé antérieur

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

Futur antérieur

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

Conditionnel passé

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

Subjonctif passé

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

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

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

Impératif passé

tuaie asserté
nousayons asserté
vousayez asserté

Other

Present participle

assertant

Past participle

asserté

Infinitive

asserter

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Frequently asked questions

What does "asserter" mean?

"asserter" means "to assert".

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

The present of "asserter" is: je asserte, tu assertes, il/elle asserte, nous assertons, vous assertez, ils/elles assertent.

What is the Passé composé of "asserter"?

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

What is the Imperative of "asserter"?

The imperative of "asserter" is: tu asserte, nous assertons, vous assertez.