convertir

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convertere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

Pronunciation

Verb

convertir (first-person singular present converteixo, first-person singular preterite convertí, past participle convertit)

  1. to convert
  2. (reflexive) to become

Conjugation

    Conjugation of convertir (third conjugation, with -eix-)
infinitive convertir
gerund convertint
past participle masculine feminine
singular convertit convertida
plural convertits convertides
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present converteixo converteixes converteix convertim convertiu converteixen
imperfect convertia converties convertia convertíem convertíeu convertien
future convertiré convertiràs convertirà convertirem convertireu convertiran
preterite convertí convertires convertí convertírem convertíreu convertiren
conditional convertiria convertiries convertiria convertiríem convertiríeu convertirien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present converteixi converteixis converteixi convertim convertiu converteixin
imperfect convertís convertissis convertís convertíssim convertíssiu convertissin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — converteix converteixi convertim convertiu converteixin
negative (no) — no converteixis no converteixi no convertim no convertiu no converteixin

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French

Etymology

From Old French convertir, from Latin convertō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tiʁ/
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Verb

convertir

  1. to convert (change one thing into another)
  2. to convert (exchange one thing into another)
  3. to convert (to change someone's beliefs)
  4. to convert; to bring around (to change someone's mind or opinion)
  5. (reflexive) to become; to change into
  6. (reflexive) to convert (+ à = to)
    Elle s’est convertie à l’islam.
    She converted to Islam.

Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

Conjugation of convertir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple convertir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple convertissant
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle converti
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present convertis
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		convertis
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		convertit
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		convertissons
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sɔ̃/ 		convertissez
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.se/ 		convertissent
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tis/
imperfect convertissais
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sɛ/ 		convertissais
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sɛ/ 		convertissait
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sɛ/ 		convertissions
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sjɔ̃/ 		convertissiez
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sje/ 		convertissaient
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sɛ/
past historic2 convertis
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		convertis
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		convertit
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		convertîmes
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tim/ 		convertîtes
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tit/ 		convertirent
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tiʁ/
future convertirai
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁe/ 		convertiras
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁa/ 		convertira
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁa/ 		convertirons
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɔ̃/ 		convertirez
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁe/ 		convertiront
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɔ̃/
conditional convertirais
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɛ/ 		convertirais
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɛ/ 		convertirait
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɛ/ 		convertirions
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁjɔ̃/ 		convertiriez
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁje/ 		convertiraient
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɛ/
(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 convertisse
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tis/ 		convertisses
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tis/ 		convertisse
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tis/ 		convertissions
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sjɔ̃/ 		convertissiez
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sje/ 		convertissent
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tis/
imperfect2 convertisse
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tis/ 		convertisses
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tis/ 		convertît
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		convertissions
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sjɔ̃/ 		convertissiez
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sje/ 		convertissent
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — convertis
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		— convertissons
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sɔ̃/ 		convertissez
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.se/ 		—
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).

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Further reading

Old French

Etymology

From Latin convertō.

Verb

convertir

  1. to convert (change from one state to another)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group or second-group verb (ending in -ir, without or with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of convertir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive convertir avoir converti
gerund en convertant, convertissant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle convertant, convertissant
past participle converti
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present convert, convertis converz, convertis convert, convertist convertons, convertissons convertez, convertissez convertent, convertissent
imperfect convertoie, converteie, convertissoie, convertisseie convertoies, converteies, convertissoies, convertisseies convertoit, converteit, convertissoit, convertisseit convertiiens, convertiens, convertissiiens, convertissiens convertiiez, convertiez, convertissiiez, convertissiez convertoient, converteient, convertissoient, convertisseient
preterite converti convertis converti convertimes convertistes convertirent
future convertirai convertiras convertira convertirons convertiroiz, convertireiz, convertirez convertiront
conditional convertiroie, convertireie convertiroies, convertireies convertiroit, convertireit convertiriiens, convertiriens convertiriiez, convertiriez convertiroient, convertireient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present converte, convertisse convertes, convertisses converte, convertisse convertons, convertissons convertez, convertissez convertent, convertissent
imperfect convertisse convertisses convertist convertissons, convertissiens convertissoiz, convertissez, convertissiez convertissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— convert, convertis — convertons, convertissons convertez, convertissez —

Descendants

  • → English: convert
  • French: convertir

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin convertō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kombeɾˈtiɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧ver‧tir

Verb

convertir (first-person singular present convierto, first-person singular preterite convertí, past participle convertido)

  1. (transitive) to convert
  2. (transitive) to turn
  3. (transitive) to transform
  4. (reflexive) + en to become, get, turn, transform

Usage notes

Conjugation

    Conjugation of convertir (e-ie-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive convertir
gerund convirtiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular convertido convertida
plural convertidos convertidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present convierto conviertestú
convertísvos 		convierte convertimos convertís convierten
imperfect convertía convertías convertía convertíamos convertíais convertían
preterite convertí convertiste convirtió convertimos convertisteis convirtieron
future convertiré convertirás convertirá convertiremos convertiréis convertirán
conditional convertiría convertirías convertiría convertiríamos convertiríais convertirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present convierta conviertastú
convirtásvos2 		convierta convirtamos convirtáis conviertan
imperfect
(ra) 		convirtiera convirtieras convirtiera convirtiéramos convirtierais convirtieran
imperfect
(se) 		convirtiese convirtieses convirtiese convirtiésemos convirtieseis convirtiesen
future1 convirtiere convirtieres convirtiere convirtiéremos convirtiereis convirtieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative conviertetú
convertívos 		convierta convirtamos convertid conviertan
negative no conviertas no convierta no convirtamos no convirtáis no conviertan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of convertir (e-ie-i alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive convertir
dative convertirme convertirte convertirle, convertirse convertirnos convertiros convertirles, convertirse
accusative convertirme convertirte convertirlo, convertirla, convertirse convertirnos convertiros convertirlos, convertirlas, convertirse
with gerund convirtiendo
dative convirtiéndome convirtiéndote convirtiéndole, convirtiéndose convirtiéndonos convirtiéndoos convirtiéndoles, convirtiéndose
accusative convirtiéndome convirtiéndote convirtiéndolo, convirtiéndola, convirtiéndose convirtiéndonos convirtiéndoos convirtiéndolos, convirtiéndolas, convirtiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative convierte
dative conviérteme conviértete conviértele conviértenos not used conviérteles
accusative conviérteme conviértete conviértelo, conviértela conviértenos not used conviértelos, conviértelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative convertí
dative convertime convertite convertile convertinos not used convertiles
accusative convertime convertite convertilo, convertila convertinos not used convertilos, convertilas
with formal second-person singular imperative convierta
dative conviértame not used conviértale, conviértase conviértanos not used conviértales
accusative conviértame not used conviértalo, conviértala, conviértase conviértanos not used conviértalos, conviértalas
with first-person plural imperative convirtamos
dative not used convirtámoste convirtámosle convirtámonos convirtámoos convirtámosles
accusative not used convirtámoste convirtámoslo, convirtámosla convirtámonos convirtámoos convirtámoslos, convirtámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative convertid
dative convertidme not used convertidle convertidnos convertíos convertidles
accusative convertidme not used convertidlo, convertidla convertidnos convertíos convertidlos, convertidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative conviertan
dative conviértanme not used conviértanle conviértannos not used conviértanles, conviértanse
accusative conviértanme not used conviértanlo, conviértanla conviértannos not used conviértanlos, conviértanlas, conviértanse

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