pretendre

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See also: prétendre and pretendré

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praetendere.

Pronunciation

Verb

pretendre (first-person singular present pretenc, first-person singular preterite pretenguí, past participle pretès); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive) to pursue, to seek
  2. (transitive) to claim
  3. (intransitive) to aspire
    Synonym: aspirar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pretendre (second conjugation, irregular, with velar infix)
infinitive pretendre
gerund pretenent
past participle masculine feminine
singular pretès pretesa
plural pretesos preteses
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present pretenc pretens pretén pretenem preteneu pretenen
imperfect pretenia pretenies pretenia preteníem preteníeu pretenien
future pretendré pretendràs pretendrà pretendrem pretendreu pretendran
preterite pretenguí pretengueres pretengué pretenguérem pretenguéreu pretengueren
conditional pretendria pretendries pretendria pretendríem pretendríeu pretendrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present pretengui pretenguis pretengui pretenguem pretengueu pretenguin
imperfect pretengués pretenguessis pretengués pretenguéssim pretenguéssiu pretenguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — pretén pretengui pretenguem preteneu pretenguin
negative (no) — no pretenguis no pretengui no pretenguem no pretengueu no pretenguin

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French pretendre, borrowed from Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetendō.

Verb

pretendre

  1. to claim

Descendants

  • → English: pretend
  • French: prétendre

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetendō.

Verb

pretendre

  1. to claim

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 pretendre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive pretendre avoir pretendu
gerund en pretendant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle pretendant
past participle pretendu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present pretent pretenz pretent pretendons pretendez pretendent
imperfect pretendoie, pretendeie pretendoies, pretendeies pretendoit, pretendeit pretendiiens, pretendiens pretendiiez, pretendiez pretendoient, pretendeient
preterite pretendi pretendis pretendié pretendimes pretendistes pretendierent
future pretendrai pretendras pretendra pretendrons pretendroiz, pretendreiz, pretendrez pretendront
conditional pretendroie, pretendreie pretendroies, pretendreies pretendroit, pretendreit pretendriiens, pretendriens pretendriiez, pretendriez pretendroient, pretendreient
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 pretende pretendes pretende pretendons pretendez pretendent
imperfect pretendisse pretendisses pretendist pretendissons, pretendissiens pretendissoiz, pretendissez, pretendissiez pretendissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— pretent — pretendons pretendez —

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