defendre

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See also: defendré and défendre

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan defendre, from Latin dēfendere.

Pronunciation

Verb

defendre (first-person singular present defenc, first-person singular preterite defenguí, past participle defès); root stress: (Central, Balearic) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/

  1. to defend
  2. to prohibit, to forbid

Conjugation

    Conjugation of defendre (second conjugation, irregular, with velar infix)
infinitive defendre
gerund defenent
past participle masculine feminine
singular defès defesa
plural defesos defeses
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present defenc defens defèn defenem defeneu defenen
imperfect defenia defenies defenia defeníem defeníeu defenien
future defendré defendràs defendrà defendrem defendreu defendran
preterite defenguí defengueres defengué defenguérem defenguéreu defengueren
conditional defendria defendries defendria defendríem defendríeu defendrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present defengui defenguis defengui defenguem defengueu defenguin
imperfect defengués defenguessis defengués defenguéssim defenguéssiu defenguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — defèn defengui defenguem defeneu defenguin
negative (no) — no defenguis no defengui no defenguem no defengueu no defenguin

Synonyms

Further reading

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan defendre, from Latin dēfendere, present active infinitive of dēfendō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

defendre

  1. to defend

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Old French

Etymology

From Latin dēfendere, present active infinitive of dēfendō.

Verb

defendre

  1. to defend

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of defendre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive defendre avoir defendu
gerund en defendant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle defendant
past participle defendu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present defent defenz defent defendons defendez defendent
imperfect defendoie, defendeie defendoies, defendeies defendoit, defendeit defendiiens, defendiens defendiiez, defendiez defendoient, defendeient
preterite defendi defendis defendié defendimes defendistes defendierent
future defendrai defendras defendra defendrons defendroiz, defendreiz, defendrez defendront
conditional defendroie, defendreie defendroies, defendreies defendroit, defendreit defendriiens, defendriens defendriiez, defendriez defendroient, defendreient
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 defende defendes defende defendons defendez defendent
imperfect defendisse defendisses defendist defendissons, defendissiens defendissoiz, defendissez, defendissiez defendissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— defent — defendons defendez —

Descendants

  • → English: defend

Old Occitan

Etymology

Latin defendō. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French defendre.

Verb

defendre

  1. to defend

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