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Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin venīre.

Pronunciation

Verb

venir

  1. to come

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin venīre.

Pronunciation

Verb

venir (first-person singular present vinc, first-person singular preterite vinguí, past participle vingut); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

  1. (intransitive) to come

Conjugation

    Conjugation of venir (third conjugation, without -eix-, irregular, with velar infix)
infinitive venir
gerund venint
past participle masculine feminine
singular vingut vinguda
plural vinguts vingudes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present vinc vens ve venim veniu venen
imperfect venia venies venia veníem veníeu venien
future vindré vindràs vindrà vindrem vindreu vindran
preterite vinguí vingueres vingué vinguérem vinguéreu vingueren
conditional vindria vindries vindria vindríem vindríeu vindrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present vingui vinguis vingui vinguem vingueu vinguin
imperfect vingués vinguessis vingués vinguéssim vinguéssiu vinguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — vine vingui vinguem veniu vinguin
negative (no) — no vinguis no vingui no vinguem no vingueu no vinguin

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Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin venīre.

Verb

venir

  1. to come

Conjugation

    Conjugation of venir — irregular verb
simple compound
infinitive venir étre venu
gerund venent étent venu
auxiliary verb étre
past participle masculine feminine
singular venu venua
plural venus venues
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative jo (j') tu (t') il/elli nos vos ils
present veno vins vint venens venids venont
imperfect venien venias veniêt venians veniâds veniant
preterite veni venis venit venirons venites, venirâds veniront
future vindré vindrés vindrat vindrens vindréds vindront
conditional vindren vindrias vindrêt vindrians vindriâds vindriant
compound tenses present perfect present indicative of étre + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of étre + past participle
past anterior preterite indicative of étre + past participle
future perfect future indicative of étre + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of étre + past participle
subjunctive que je (j') que te (t') qu'il/el que nos que vos qu'ils/els
present veno venes vene venans veniâds venant
imperfect venissen venissias venisse venissians venissiâds venissant
compound tenses past present subjunctive of étre + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of étre + past participle
imperative — te — nos vos —
vin venens venids

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French venir, from Old French venir, from Latin venīre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /və.niʁ/, (informal) /vniʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -iʁ

Verb

venir

  1. (intransitive) to come (to move from one place to another that is nearer the speaker)
    Viens vivre avec moi en France. ― Come live with me in France.

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 venir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple venir
compound être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple venant
/və.nɑ̃/
compound étant + past participle
past participle venu
/və.ny/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present viens
/vjɛ̃/ 		viens
/vjɛ̃/ 		vient
/vjɛ̃/ 		venons
/və.nɔ̃/ 		venez
/və.ne/ 		viennent
/vjɛn/
imperfect venais
/və.nɛ/ 		venais
/və.nɛ/ 		venait
/və.nɛ/ 		venions
/və.njɔ̃/ 		veniez
/və.nje/ 		venaient
/və.nɛ/
past historic2 vins
/vɛ̃/ 		vins
/vɛ̃/ 		vint
/vɛ̃/ 		vînmes
/vɛ̃m/ 		vîntes
/vɛ̃t/ 		vinrent
/vɛ̃ʁ/
future viendrai
/vjɛ̃.dʁe/ 		viendras
/vjɛ̃.dʁa/ 		viendra
/vjɛ̃.dʁa/ 		viendrons
/vjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/ 		viendrez
/vjɛ̃.dʁe/ 		viendront
/vjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional viendrais
/vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		viendrais
/vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		viendrait
/vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		viendrions
/vjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ 		viendriez
/vjɛ̃.dʁi.je/ 		viendraient
/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 vienne
/vjɛn/ 		viennes
/vjɛn/ 		vienne
/vjɛn/ 		venions
/və.njɔ̃/ 		veniez
/və.nje/ 		viennent
/vjɛn/
imperfect2 vinsse
/vɛ̃s/ 		vinsses
/vɛ̃s/ 		vînt
/vɛ̃/ 		vinssions
/vɛ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		vinssiez
/vɛ̃.sje/ 		vinssent
/vɛ̃s/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — viens
/vjɛ̃/ 		— venons
/və.nɔ̃/ 		venez
/və.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).

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: vin, vini
  • → English: venue

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Ido

Pronunciation

Verb

venir

  1. past infinitive of venar

Interlingua

Verb

venir

  1. to come
    Antonym: ir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of venir
infinitive venir
participle present perfect
veniente venite
active simple perfect
present veni ha venite
past veniva habeva venite
future venira habera venite
conditional venirea haberea venite
imperative veni

Italian

Verb

venir (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of venire

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French venir.

Verb

venir

  1. to come (go to a specified location)
    Coordinate term: aller

Descendants

Norman

Etymology

From Old French venir, from Latin venīre.

Verb

venir

  1. to come

Conjugation

    Conjugation of the verb « venir » in Norman
infinitive venir
gerund venant
auxiliary yêtre1
past participle masculine feminine
singular venu venue
plural venus venues
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative je (j') tu (t') il, alle,
nos 		je
(nos) 		vos il, alles
present viens viens vient venoms venez viennent
imperfect veneis veneis veneit venioms veniez veneient
preterite vins vins vint vînmes vîntes vîntrent
future viendrai viendras viendra viendroms viendrez viendront
conditional viendreis viendreis viendreit viendrioms viendriez viendreient
subjunctive que je (j') que te (t') qu'il, qu'alle,
que nos 		que je
(que nos) 		que vos qu'il, qu'alles
present vienne viennes vienne venioms veniez viennent
imperfect vinsse vinsses vînt
vinsse 		vinssioms vinssiez vinssent
imperative — tu — je
(nos) 		vos —
viens venoms venez
1Used with past participles.

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan venir, from Latin venīre.

Pronunciation

Verb

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venir

  1. to come

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)
simple compound
infinitive venir aver vengut
gerund venent use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle vengut —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present veni venes ven venèm venètz venon
imperfect veniái veniás veniá veniam veniatz venián
preterite venguèri venguères venguèt venguèrem venguèretz venguèron
future vendrai vendràs vendrà vendrem vendretz vendràn
conditional vendriái vendriás vendriá vendriam vendriatz vendrián
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compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present venga vengas venga vengam vengatz vengan
imperfect venguèsse venguèsses venguèsse venguèssem venguèssetz venguèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
vèni vengam venètz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Old French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin venīre. Attested since AD 881 (Sequence of Saint Eulalia).

Verb

venir

  1. to come; to arrive
    • 13th century, Unknown, La Vie de Saint Laurent, page 10, column 1, line 2:
      Quant Saint Lorenz i est venu
      When Saint Laurence arrived

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem vien distinct from the unstressed stem ven, 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 venir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive venir avoir venu
gerund en venant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle venant
past participle venu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present vieng, vien viens vient venons venez vienent
imperfect venoie, veneie venoies, veneies venoit, veneit veniiens, veniens veniiez, veniez venoient, veneient
preterite vin venis vint venimes venistes vindrent, vinrent
future vendrai vendras vendra vendrons vendroiz, vendreiz, vendrez vendront
conditional vendroie, vendreie vendroies, vendreies vendroit, vendreit vendriiens, vendriens vendriiez, vendriez vendroient, vendreient
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 viegne viegnes viegne viegniens, viegnons viegniez viegnent
imperfect venisse venisses venist venissons, venissiens venissoiz, venissez, venissiez venissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— vien — venons venez —

Descendants

Old Occitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin venīre.

Verb

venir

  1. to come (arrive at a given location)

Descendants

References

Old Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin venīre.

Pronunciation

Verb

venir

  1. to come
    • between 1140-1207, Anonymous (or Per Abbat), Cantar de mío Cid line 3668:
      Essora dixo el Rey venid uos ami compaña
      (modernized spelling) Esora dijo el rey, venidvos (=veníos) a mi compaña
      At that moment, the king said, "Come, both of you, to my company (=to accompany me)..."
    • between 1140-1207, Anonymous (or Per Abbat), Cantar de mío Cid lines 1943-1944:
      Con todo esto auos dixo alfonsso / q̃ uos vernie avistas do ouiessedes sabor
      (modernized spelling) Con todo esto, a vos dijo Alfonso que vos vernié (=vendría) a vistas do hobiésedes (=hubieseis) sabor
      With all this, (king) Alphonse said that he'd come to see you wherever you'd like

Descendants

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish venir, from Latin venīre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈniɾ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: ve‧nir

Verb

venir (first-person singular present vengo, first-person singular preterite vine, past participle venido)

  1. (intransitive) to come (to move towards the speaker)
    ven aquí / ven acá ― come here
  3. (reflexive, slang) to achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate

Usage notes

  • Venir always references movement towards the speaker, whereas English "come" can signify movement towards the speaker, the listener, or another mentioned place. To indicate movement toward the listener or another location, use ir (“to go”):
    Él va hacia ti.
    He's coming towards you.
    ¿Irás a la fiesta conmigo?
    Will you come to the party with me?

Conjugation

    Conjugation of venir (irregular; e-ie-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive venir
gerund viniendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular venido venida
plural venidos venidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present vengo vienestú
venísvos 		viene venimos venís vienen
imperfect venía venías venía veníamos veníais venían
preterite vine viniste vino vinimos vinisteis vinieron
future vendré vendrás vendrá vendremos vendréis vendrán
conditional vendría vendrías vendría vendríamos vendríais vendrían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present venga vengastú
vengásvos2 		venga vengamos vengáis vengan
imperfect
(ra) 		viniera vinieras viniera viniéramos vinierais vinieran
imperfect
(se) 		viniese vinieses viniese viniésemos vinieseis viniesen
future1 viniere vinieres viniere viniéremos viniereis vinieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative ventú
venívos 		venga vengamos venid vengan
negative no vengas no venga no vengamos no vengáis no vengan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of venir (irregular; e-ie-i alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive venir
dative venirme venirte venirle, venirse venirnos veniros venirles, venirse
accusative venirme venirte venirlo, venirla, venirse venirnos veniros venirlos, venirlas, venirse
with gerund viniendo
dative viniéndome viniéndote viniéndole, viniéndose viniéndonos viniéndoos viniéndoles, viniéndose
accusative viniéndome viniéndote viniéndolo, viniéndola, viniéndose viniéndonos viniéndoos viniéndolos, viniéndolas, viniéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative ven
dative venme vente venle vennos not used venles
accusative venme vente venlo, venla vennos not used venlos, venlas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative vení
dative venime venite venile veninos not used veniles
accusative venime venite venilo, venila veninos not used venilos, venilas
with formal second-person singular imperative venga
dative véngame not used véngale, véngase vénganos not used véngales
accusative véngame not used véngalo, véngala, véngase vénganos not used véngalos, véngalas
with first-person plural imperative vengamos
dative not used vengámoste vengámosle vengámonos vengámoos vengámosles
accusative not used vengámoste vengámoslo, vengámosla vengámonos vengámoos vengámoslos, vengámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative venid
dative venidme not used venidle venidnos veníos venidles
accusative venidme not used venidlo, venidla venidnos veníos venidlos, venidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative vengan
dative vénganme not used vénganle véngannos not used vénganles, vénganse
accusative vénganme not used vénganlo, vénganla véngannos not used vénganlos, vénganlas, vénganse
    Conjugation of venirse (irregular; e-ie-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive venirse
gerund viniéndose
past participle masculine feminine
singular venido venida
plural venidos venidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
personal non-finite yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
infinitive venirme venirte venirse venirnos veniros venirse
gerund viniéndome viniéndote viniéndose viniéndonos viniéndoos viniéndose
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present me vengo te vienestú
te venísvos 		se viene nos venimos os venís se vienen
imperfect me venía te venías se venía nos veníamos os veníais se venían
preterite me vine te viniste se vino nos vinimos os vinisteis se vinieron
future me vendré te vendrás se vendrá nos vendremos os vendréis se vendrán
conditional me vendría te vendrías se vendría nos vendríamos os vendríais se vendrían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present me venga te vengastú
te vengásvos2 		se venga nos vengamos os vengáis se vengan
imperfect
(ra) 		me viniera te vinieras se viniera nos viniéramos os vinierais se vinieran
imperfect
(se) 		me viniese te vinieses se viniese nos viniésemos os vinieseis se viniesen
future1 me viniere te vinieres se viniere nos viniéremos os viniereis se vinieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative ventetú
venitevos 		véngase vengámonos veníos vénganse
negative no te vengas no se venga no nos vengamos no os vengáis no se vengan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

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