redevenir

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French

Etymology

From re- +‎ devenir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.də.v(ə).niʁ/
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Verb

redevenir

  1. to become again

Conjugation

This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -venir, such as convenir and devenir, 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 redevenir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple redevenir
compound être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple redevenant
/ʁə.də.v(ə).nɑ̃/
compound étant + past participle
past participle redevenu
/ʁə.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 redeviens
/ʁə.də.vjɛ̃/ 		redeviens
/ʁə.də.vjɛ̃/ 		redevient
/ʁə.də.vjɛ̃/ 		redevenons
/ʁə.də.v(ə).nɔ̃/ 		redevenez
/ʁə.də.v(ə).ne/ 		redeviennent
/ʁə.də.vjɛn/
imperfect redevenais
/ʁə.də.v(ə).nɛ/ 		redevenais
/ʁə.də.v(ə).nɛ/ 		redevenait
/ʁə.də.v(ə).nɛ/ 		redevenions
/ʁə.d(ə).və.njɔ̃/ 		redeveniez
/ʁə.d(ə).və.nje/ 		redevenaient
/ʁə.də.v(ə).nɛ/
past historic2 redevins
/ʁə.d(ə).vɛ̃/ 		redevins
/ʁə.d(ə).vɛ̃/ 		redevint
/ʁə.d(ə).vɛ̃/ 		redevînmes
/ʁə.d(ə).vɛ̃m/ 		redevîntes
/ʁə.d(ə).vɛ̃t/ 		redevinrent
/ʁə.d(ə).vɛ̃ʁ/
future redeviendrai
/ʁə.də.vjɛ̃.dʁe/ 		redeviendras
/ʁə.də.vjɛ̃.dʁa/ 		redeviendra
/ʁə.də.vjɛ̃.dʁa/ 		redeviendrons
/ʁə.də.vjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/ 		redeviendrez
/ʁə.də.vjɛ̃.dʁe/ 		redeviendront
/ʁə.də.vjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional redeviendrais
/ʁə.də.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		redeviendrais
/ʁə.də.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		redeviendrait
/ʁə.də.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		redeviendrions
/ʁə.də.vjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ 		redeviendriez
/ʁə.də.vjɛ̃.dʁi.je/ 		redeviendraient
/ʁə.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 redevienne
/ʁə.də.vjɛn/ 		redeviennes
/ʁə.də.vjɛn/ 		redevienne
/ʁə.də.vjɛn/ 		redevenions
/ʁə.d(ə).və.njɔ̃/ 		redeveniez
/ʁə.d(ə).və.nje/ 		redeviennent
/ʁə.də.vjɛn/
imperfect2 redevinsse
/ʁə.d(ə).vɛ̃s/ 		redevinsses
/ʁə.d(ə).vɛ̃s/ 		redevînt
/ʁə.d(ə).vɛ̃/ 		redevinssions
/ʁə.d(ə).vɛ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		redevinssiez
/ʁə.d(ə).vɛ̃.sje/ 		redevinssent
/ʁə.d(ə).vɛ̃s/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — redeviens
/ʁə.də.vjɛ̃/ 		— redevenons
/ʁə.də.v(ə).nɔ̃/ 		redevenez
/ʁə.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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