obtenir

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obtinēre; adapted to inherited tenir.

Pronunciation

Verb

obtenir (first-person singular present obtinc, first-person singular preterite obtinguí, past participle obtingut); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

  1. to obtain, to get

Conjugation

    Conjugation of obtenir (third conjugation, without -eix-, irregular, with velar infix)
infinitive obtenir
gerund obtenint
past participle masculine feminine
singular obtingut obtinguda
plural obtinguts obtingudes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present obtinc obtens obté obtenim obteniu obtenen
imperfect obtenia obtenies obtenia obteníem obteníeu obtenien
future obtindré obtindràs obtindrà obtindrem obtindreu obtindran
preterite obtinguí obtingueres obtingué obtinguérem obtinguéreu obtingueren
conditional obtindria obtindries obtindria obtindríem obtindríeu obtindrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present obtingui obtinguis obtingui obtinguem obtingueu obtinguin
imperfect obtingués obtinguessis obtingués obtinguéssim obtinguéssiu obtinguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — obtén, obtingues obtingui obtinguem obteniu, obtingueu obtinguin
negative (no) — no obtinguis no obtingui no obtinguem no obtingueu no obtinguin

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French obtenir, borrowed from Latin obtinēre, with conjugation based on tenir.

Pronunciation

Verb

obtenir

  1. to get, to obtain

Conjugation

This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -tenir, such as contenir and détenir, 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 obtenir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple obtenir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple obtenant
/ɔp.tə.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle obtenu
/ɔp.tə.ny/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present obtiens
/ɔp.tjɛ̃/ 		obtiens
/ɔp.tjɛ̃/ 		obtient
/ɔp.tjɛ̃/ 		obtenons
/ɔp.tə.nɔ̃/ 		obtenez
/ɔp.tə.ne/ 		obtiennent
/ɔp.tjɛn/
imperfect obtenais
/ɔp.tə.nɛ/ 		obtenais
/ɔp.tə.nɛ/ 		obtenait
/ɔp.tə.nɛ/ 		obtenions
/ɔp.tə.njɔ̃/ 		obteniez
/ɔp.tə.nje/ 		obtenaient
/ɔp.tə.nɛ/
past historic2 obtins
/ɔp.tɛ̃/ 		obtins
/ɔp.tɛ̃/ 		obtint
/ɔp.tɛ̃/ 		obtînmes
/ɔp.tɛ̃m/ 		obtîntes
/ɔp.tɛ̃t/ 		obtinrent
/ɔp.tɛ̃ʁ/
future obtiendrai
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁe/ 		obtiendras
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁa/ 		obtiendra
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁa/ 		obtiendrons
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/ 		obtiendrez
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁe/ 		obtiendront
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional obtiendrais
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		obtiendrais
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		obtiendrait
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		obtiendrions
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ 		obtiendriez
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁi.je/ 		obtiendraient
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/
(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 obtienne
/ɔp.tjɛn/ 		obtiennes
/ɔp.tjɛn/ 		obtienne
/ɔp.tjɛn/ 		obtenions
/ɔp.tə.njɔ̃/ 		obteniez
/ɔp.tə.nje/ 		obtiennent
/ɔp.tjɛn/
imperfect2 obtinsse
/ɔp.tɛ̃s/ 		obtinsses
/ɔp.tɛ̃s/ 		obtînt
/ɔp.tɛ̃/ 		obtinssions
/ɔp.tɛ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		obtinssiez
/ɔp.tɛ̃.sje/ 		obtinssent
/ɔp.tɛ̃s/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — obtiens
/ɔp.tjɛ̃/ 		— obtenons
/ɔp.tə.nɔ̃/ 		obtenez
/ɔp.tə.ne/ 		—
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).

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French obtenir.

Verb

obtenir

  1. to obtain

Descendants

  • English: obtain
  • French: obtenir

Old French

Etymology

First known attestation 1283, borrowed from Latin obtineō, obtinēre, with conjugation modeled on tenir.

Verb

obtenir

  1. to obtain

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem obtien distinct from the unstressed stem obten, 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 obtenir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive obtenir avoir obtenu
gerund en obtenant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle obtenant
past participle obtenu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present obtieng, obtien obtiens obtient obtenons obtenez obtienent
imperfect obtenoie, obteneie obtenoies, obteneies obtenoit, obteneit obteniiens, obteniens obteniiez, obteniez obtenoient, obteneient
preterite obtin obtenis obtint obtenimes obtenistes obtindrent, obtinrent
future obtendrai obtendras obtendra obtendrons obtendroiz, obtendreiz, obtendrez obtendront
conditional obtendroie, obtendreie obtendroies, obtendreies obtendroit, obtendreit obtendriiens, obtendriens obtendriiez, obtendriez obtendroient, obtendreient
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 obtiegne obtiegnes obtiegne obtiegniens, obtiegnons obtiegniez obtiegnent
imperfect obtenisse obtenisses obtenist obtenissons, obtenissiens obtenissoiz, obtenissez, obtenissiez obtenissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— obtien — obtenons obtenez —

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Etymology and history of “obtenir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
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