obstiner

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French

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔp.sti.ne/
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Verb

obstiner

  1. (reflexive) to persevere, persist, insist
  2. (reflexive) be obstinate about something

Conjugation

Conjugation of s'obstiner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple s'obstiner
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple s’obstinant
/sə ɔp.sti.nɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle obstiné
/ɔp.sti.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present m’obstine
/mə ɔp.stin/ 		t’obstines
/tə ɔp.stin/ 		s’obstine
/sə ɔp.stin/ 		nous obstinons
/nu ɔp.sti.nɔ̃/ 		vous obstinez
/vu ɔp.sti.ne/ 		s’obstinent
/sə ɔp.stin/
imperfect m’obstinais
/mə ɔp.sti.nɛ/ 		t’obstinais
/tə ɔp.sti.nɛ/ 		s’obstinait
/sə ɔp.sti.nɛ/ 		nous obstinions
/nu ɔp.sti.njɔ̃/ 		vous obstiniez
/vu ɔp.sti.nje/ 		s’obstinaient
/sə ɔp.sti.nɛ/
past historic2 m’obstinai
/mə ɔp.sti.ne/ 		t’obstinas
/tə ɔp.sti.na/ 		s’obstina
/sə ɔp.sti.na/ 		nous obstinâmes
/nu ɔp.sti.nam/ 		vous obstinâtes
/vu ɔp.sti.nat/ 		s’obstinèrent
/sə ɔp.sti.nɛʁ/
future m’obstinerai
/mə ɔp.stin.ʁe/ 		t’obstineras
/tə ɔp.stin.ʁa/ 		s’obstinera
/sə ɔp.stin.ʁa/ 		nous obstinerons
/nu ɔp.stin.ʁɔ̃/ 		vous obstinerez
/vu ɔp.stin.ʁe/ 		s’obstineront
/sə ɔp.stin.ʁɔ̃/
conditional m’obstinerais
/mə ɔp.stin.ʁɛ/ 		t’obstinerais
/tə ɔp.stin.ʁɛ/ 		s’obstinerait
/sə ɔp.stin.ʁɛ/ 		nous obstinerions
/nu ɔp.sti.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous obstineriez
/vu ɔp.sti.nə.ʁje/ 		s’obstineraient
/sə ɔp.stin.ʁɛ/
(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 m’obstine
/mə ɔp.stin/ 		t’obstines
/tə ɔp.stin/ 		s’obstine
/sə ɔp.stin/ 		nous obstinions
/nu ɔp.sti.njɔ̃/ 		vous obstiniez
/vu ɔp.sti.nje/ 		s’obstinent
/sə ɔp.stin/
imperfect2 m’obstinasse
/mə ɔp.sti.nas/ 		t’obstinasses
/tə ɔp.sti.nas/ 		s’obstinât
/sə ɔp.sti.na/ 		nous obstinassions
/nu ɔp.sti.na.sjɔ̃/ 		vous obstinassiez
/vu ɔp.sti.na.sje/ 		s’obstinassent
/sə ɔp.sti.nas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — obstine-toi
/ɔp.stin.twa/ 		— obstinons-nous
/ɔp.sti.nɔ̃.nu/ 		obstinez-vous
/ɔp.sti.ne.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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