devenir

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French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old French devenir, from Latin dēvenīre, from dē + veniō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də.v(ə).niʁ/
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Noun

devenir m (plural devenirs)

  1. future
    Synonyms: futur, destin, avenir

Derived terms

Verb

devenir

  1. to become
  2. (Louisiana, followed by de) to come from

Conjugation

This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -venir, such as convenir and revenir, are conjugated this way. Such verbs are the only verbs whose the past historic and subjunctive imperfect endings do not start in one of these thematic vowels (-a-, -i-, -u-).

Conjugation of devenir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple devenir
compound être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple devenant
/də.v(ə).nɑ̃/
compound étant + past participle
past participle devenu
/də.v(ə).ny/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present deviens
/də.vjɛ̃/ 		deviens
/də.vjɛ̃/ 		devient
/də.vjɛ̃/ 		devenons
/də.v(ə).nɔ̃/ 		devenez
/də.v(ə).ne/ 		deviennent
/də.vjɛn/
imperfect devenais
/də.v(ə).nɛ/ 		devenais
/də.v(ə).nɛ/ 		devenait
/də.v(ə).nɛ/ 		devenions
/də.və.njɔ̃/ 		deveniez
/də.və.nje/ 		devenaient
/də.v(ə).nɛ/
past historic2 devins
/də.vɛ̃/ 		devins
/də.vɛ̃/ 		devint
/də.vɛ̃/ 		devînmes
/də.vɛ̃m/ 		devîntes
/də.vɛ̃t/ 		devinrent
/də.vɛ̃ʁ/
future deviendrai
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁe/ 		deviendras
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁa/ 		deviendra
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁa/ 		deviendrons
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/ 		deviendrez
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁe/ 		deviendront
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional deviendrais
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		deviendrais
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		deviendrait
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		deviendrions
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ 		deviendriez
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁi.je/ 		deviendraient
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of être + past participle
future perfect future of être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present devienne
/də.vjɛn/ 		deviennes
/də.vjɛn/ 		devienne
/də.vjɛn/ 		devenions
/də.və.njɔ̃/ 		deveniez
/də.və.nje/ 		deviennent
/də.vjɛn/
imperfect2 devinsse
/də.vɛ̃s/ 		devinsses
/də.vɛ̃s/ 		devînt
/də.vɛ̃/ 		devinssions
/də.vɛ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		devinssiez
/də.vɛ̃.sje/ 		devinssent
/də.vɛ̃s/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — deviens
/də.vjɛ̃/ 		— devenons
/də.v(ə).nɔ̃/ 		devenez
/də.v(ə).ne/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of être + past participle — simple imperative of être + past participle simple imperative of 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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Etymology

From French.

Pronunciation

Verb

devenir

  1. to become

Conjugation

    Conjugation of devenir
infinitive devenir
participle present perfect
deveniente devenite
active simple perfect
present deveni ha devenite
past deveniva habeva devenite
future devenira habera devenite
conditional devenirea haberea devenite
imperative deveni
passive simple perfect
present es devenite ha essite devenite
past esseva devenite habeva essite devenite
future essera devenite habera essite devenite
conditional esserea devenite haberea essite devenite
imperative sia devenite

Old French

Etymology

First known attestation circa 980 as devenguz (nominative masculine singular past participle form). From Latin devenīre, present active infinitive of deveniō.

Verb

devenir

  1. to become, to turn into

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem devien distinct from the unstressed stem deven, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of devenir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive devenir avoir devenu
gerund en devenant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle devenant
past participle devenu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present devieng, devien deviens devient devenons devenez devienent
imperfect devenoie, deveneie devenoies, deveneies devenoit, deveneit deveniiens, deveniens deveniiez, deveniez devenoient, deveneient
preterite devin devenis devint devenimes devenistes devindrent, devinrent
future devendrai devendras devendra devendrons devendroiz, devendreiz, devendrez devendront
conditional devendroie, devendreie devendroies, devendreies devendroit, devendreit devendriiens, devendriens devendriiez, devendriez devendroient, devendreient
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 deviegne deviegnes deviegne deviegniens, deviegnons deviegniez deviegnent
imperfect devenisse devenisses devenist devenissons, devenissiens devenissoiz, devenissez, devenissiez devenissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— devien — devenons devenez —

Descendants

  • French: devenir

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French devenir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /debeˈniɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧ve‧nir

Verb

devenir (first-person singular present devengo, first-person singular preterite devine, past participle devenido)

  1. to become
  2. to happen
    Synonyms: pasar, suceder, ocurrir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of devenir (irregular; e-ie-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive devenir
gerund deviniendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular devenido devenida
plural devenidos devenidas
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 devengo devienestú
devenísvos 		deviene devenimos devenís devienen
imperfect devenía devenías devenía deveníamos deveníais devenían
preterite devine deviniste devino devinimos devinisteis devinieron
future devendré devendrás devendrá devendremos devendréis devendrán
conditional devendría devendrías devendría devendríamos devendríais devendrían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present devenga devengastú
devengásvos2 		devenga devengamos devengáis devengan
imperfect
(ra) 		deviniera devinieras deviniera deviniéramos devinierais devinieran
imperfect
(se) 		deviniese devinieses deviniese deviniésemos devinieseis deviniesen
future1 deviniere devinieres deviniere deviniéremos deviniereis devinieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative devéntú
devenívos 		devenga devengamos devenid devengan
negative no devengas no devenga no devengamos no devengáis no devengan

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

Noun

devenir m (plural devenires)

  1. coming, future

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