sustenter

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sustentō.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /sys.tɑ̃.te/

Verb

sustenter

  1. (formal) to eat, to take sustenance

Conjugation

Conjugation of sustenter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple sustenter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple sustentant
/sys.tɑ̃.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle sustenté
/sys.tɑ̃.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present sustente
/sys.tɑ̃t/ 		sustentes
/sys.tɑ̃t/ 		sustente
/sys.tɑ̃t/ 		sustentons
/sys.tɑ̃.tɔ̃/ 		sustentez
/sys.tɑ̃.te/ 		sustentent
/sys.tɑ̃t/
imperfect sustentais
/sys.tɑ̃.tɛ/ 		sustentais
/sys.tɑ̃.tɛ/ 		sustentait
/sys.tɑ̃.tɛ/ 		sustentions
/sys.tɑ̃.tjɔ̃/ 		sustentiez
/sys.tɑ̃.tje/ 		sustentaient
/sys.tɑ̃.tɛ/
past historic2 sustentai
/sys.tɑ̃.te/ 		sustentas
/sys.tɑ̃.ta/ 		sustenta
/sys.tɑ̃.ta/ 		sustentâmes
/sys.tɑ̃.tam/ 		sustentâtes
/sys.tɑ̃.tat/ 		sustentèrent
/sys.tɑ̃.tɛʁ/
future sustenterai
/sys.tɑ̃.tʁe/ 		sustenteras
/sys.tɑ̃.tʁa/ 		sustentera
/sys.tɑ̃.tʁa/ 		sustenterons
/sys.tɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/ 		sustenterez
/sys.tɑ̃.tʁe/ 		sustenteront
/sys.tɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/
conditional sustenterais
/sys.tɑ̃.tʁɛ/ 		sustenterais
/sys.tɑ̃.tʁɛ/ 		sustenterait
/sys.tɑ̃.tʁɛ/ 		sustenterions
/sys.tɑ̃.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		sustenteriez
/sys.tɑ̃.tə.ʁje/ 		sustenteraient
/sys.tɑ̃.tʁɛ/
(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 sustente
/sys.tɑ̃t/ 		sustentes
/sys.tɑ̃t/ 		sustente
/sys.tɑ̃t/ 		sustentions
/sys.tɑ̃.tjɔ̃/ 		sustentiez
/sys.tɑ̃.tje/ 		sustentent
/sys.tɑ̃t/
imperfect2 sustentasse
/sys.tɑ̃.tas/ 		sustentasses
/sys.tɑ̃.tas/ 		sustentât
/sys.tɑ̃.ta/ 		sustentassions
/sys.tɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		sustentassiez
/sys.tɑ̃.ta.sje/ 		sustentassent
/sys.tɑ̃.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — sustente
/sys.tɑ̃t/ 		— sustentons
/sys.tɑ̃.tɔ̃/ 		sustentez
/sys.tɑ̃.te/ 		—
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).

Conjugation of se sustenter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se sustenter
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se sustentant
/sə sys.tɑ̃.tɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle sustenté
/sys.tɑ̃.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me sustente
/mə sys.tɑ̃t/ 		te sustentes
/tə sys.tɑ̃t/ 		se sustente
/sə sys.tɑ̃t/ 		nous sustentons
/nu sys.tɑ̃.tɔ̃/ 		vous sustentez
/vu sys.tɑ̃.te/ 		se sustentent
/sə sys.tɑ̃t/
imperfect me sustentais
/mə sys.tɑ̃.tɛ/ 		te sustentais
/tə sys.tɑ̃.tɛ/ 		se sustentait
/sə sys.tɑ̃.tɛ/ 		nous sustentions
/nu sys.tɑ̃.tjɔ̃/ 		vous sustentiez
/vu sys.tɑ̃.tje/ 		se sustentaient
/sə sys.tɑ̃.tɛ/
past historic2 me sustentai
/mə sys.tɑ̃.te/ 		te sustentas
/tə sys.tɑ̃.ta/ 		se sustenta
/sə sys.tɑ̃.ta/ 		nous sustentâmes
/nu sys.tɑ̃.tam/ 		vous sustentâtes
/vu sys.tɑ̃.tat/ 		se sustentèrent
/sə sys.tɑ̃.tɛʁ/
future me sustenterai
/mə sys.tɑ̃.tʁe/ 		te sustenteras
/tə sys.tɑ̃.tʁa/ 		se sustentera
/sə sys.tɑ̃.tʁa/ 		nous sustenterons
/nu sys.tɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/ 		vous sustenterez
/vu sys.tɑ̃.tʁe/ 		se sustenteront
/sə sys.tɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/
conditional me sustenterais
/mə sys.tɑ̃.tʁɛ/ 		te sustenterais
/tə sys.tɑ̃.tʁɛ/ 		se sustenterait
/sə sys.tɑ̃.tʁɛ/ 		nous sustenterions
/nu sys.tɑ̃.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous sustenteriez
/vu sys.tɑ̃.tə.ʁje/ 		se sustenteraient
/sə sys.tɑ̃.tʁɛ/
(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 me sustente
/mə sys.tɑ̃t/ 		te sustentes
/tə sys.tɑ̃t/ 		se sustente
/sə sys.tɑ̃t/ 		nous sustentions
/nu sys.tɑ̃.tjɔ̃/ 		vous sustentiez
/vu sys.tɑ̃.tje/ 		se sustentent
/sə sys.tɑ̃t/
imperfect2 me sustentasse
/mə sys.tɑ̃.tas/ 		te sustentasses
/tə sys.tɑ̃.tas/ 		se sustentât
/sə sys.tɑ̃.ta/ 		nous sustentassions
/nu sys.tɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		vous sustentassiez
/vu sys.tɑ̃.ta.sje/ 		se sustentassent
/sə sys.tɑ̃.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — sustente-toi
/sys.tɑ̃t.twa/ 		— sustentons-nous
/sys.tɑ̃.tɔ̃.nu/ 		sustentez-vous
/sys.tɑ̃.te.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).

References

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

sustenter

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of sustentō
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