contenter

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English

Pronunciation

Adjective

contenter

  1. (rare) comparative form of content: more content
    • December 21, 1832, Thomas Adsett, letter to the Rev. Robert Ridsdal, published in Wendy Cameron et al. (eds.), English Immigrant Voices: Labourers’ Letters from Upper Canada in the 1830s (McGill-Queen's Press, 2000), →ISBN, p. 87:
      I thank God, that my children has got two such good homes as they have, and I am a great deal contenter, than in England, and can make a good living.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tɑ̃.te/
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Verb

contenter

  1. (transitive) to content, to satisfy
  2. (reflexive, transitive with de) to content oneself, to be content with
    Je me contente de très peu d’argent.
    I am content with very little money.
    Il s’est contenté de manger les restes.
    He contented himself with eating the leftovers.

Conjugation

Conjugation of contenter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple contenter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple contentant
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle contenté
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present contente
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃t/ 		contentes
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃t/ 		contente
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃t/ 		contentons
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tɔ̃/ 		contentez
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.te/ 		contentent
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃t/
imperfect contentais
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tɛ/ 		contentais
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tɛ/ 		contentait
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tɛ/ 		contentions
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tjɔ̃/ 		contentiez
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tje/ 		contentaient
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tɛ/
past historic2 contentai
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.te/ 		contentas
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.ta/ 		contenta
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.ta/ 		contentâmes
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tam/ 		contentâtes
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tat/ 		contentèrent
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tɛʁ/
future contenterai
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tʁe/ 		contenteras
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tʁa/ 		contentera
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tʁa/ 		contenterons
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/ 		contenterez
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tʁe/ 		contenteront
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/
conditional contenterais
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tʁɛ/ 		contenterais
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tʁɛ/ 		contenterait
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tʁɛ/ 		contenterions
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		contenteriez
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tə.ʁje/ 		contenteraient
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present contente
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃t/ 		contentes
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃t/ 		contente
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃t/ 		contentions
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tjɔ̃/ 		contentiez
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tje/ 		contentent
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃t/
imperfect2 contentasse
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tas/ 		contentasses
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tas/ 		contentât
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.ta/ 		contentassions
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		contentassiez
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.ta.sje/ 		contentassent
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — contente
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃t/ 		— contentons
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tɔ̃/ 		contentez
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.te/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Conjugation of se contenter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se contenter
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se contentant
/sə kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle contenté
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me contente
/mə kɔ̃.tɑ̃t/ 		te contentes
/tə kɔ̃.tɑ̃t/ 		se contente
/sə kɔ̃.tɑ̃t/ 		nous contentons
/nu kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tɔ̃/ 		vous contentez
/vu kɔ̃.tɑ̃.te/ 		se contentent
/sə kɔ̃.tɑ̃t/
imperfect me contentais
/mə kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tɛ/ 		te contentais
/tə kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tɛ/ 		se contentait
/sə kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tɛ/ 		nous contentions
/nu kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tjɔ̃/ 		vous contentiez
/vu kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tje/ 		se contentaient
/sə kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tɛ/
past historic2 me contentai
/mə kɔ̃.tɑ̃.te/ 		te contentas
/tə kɔ̃.tɑ̃.ta/ 		se contenta
/sə kɔ̃.tɑ̃.ta/ 		nous contentâmes
/nu kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tam/ 		vous contentâtes
/vu kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tat/ 		se contentèrent
/sə kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tɛʁ/
future me contenterai
/mə kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tʁe/ 		te contenteras
/tə kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tʁa/ 		se contentera
/sə kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tʁa/ 		nous contenterons
/nu kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/ 		vous contenterez
/vu kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tʁe/ 		se contenteront
/sə kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/
conditional me contenterais
/mə kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tʁɛ/ 		te contenterais
/tə kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tʁɛ/ 		se contenterait
/sə kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tʁɛ/ 		nous contenterions
/nu kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous contenteriez
/vu kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tə.ʁje/ 		se contenteraient
/sə kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me contente
/mə kɔ̃.tɑ̃t/ 		te contentes
/tə kɔ̃.tɑ̃t/ 		se contente
/sə kɔ̃.tɑ̃t/ 		nous contentions
/nu kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tjɔ̃/ 		vous contentiez
/vu kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tje/ 		se contentent
/sə kɔ̃.tɑ̃t/
imperfect2 me contentasse
/mə kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tas/ 		te contentasses
/tə kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tas/ 		se contentât
/sə kɔ̃.tɑ̃.ta/ 		nous contentassions
/nu kɔ̃.tɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		vous contentassiez
/vu kɔ̃.tɑ̃.ta.sje/ 		se contentassent
/sə kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — contente-toi
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃t.twa/ 		— contentons-nous
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.tɔ̃.nu/ 		contentez-vous
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃.te.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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