Borrowed fromLatinobtinēre; adapted to inheritedtenir.
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obtenir (first-person singular presentobtinc,first-person singular preteriteobtinguí,past participleobtingut);root stress:(Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/
| 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) | — | noobtinguis | noobtingui | noobtinguem | noobtingueu | noobtinguin | |
Inherited fromMiddle French, fromOld Frenchobtenir, borrowed fromLatinobtinēre, with conjugation based ontenir.
obtenir
This is a verb in a group of-ir verbs. All verbs ending in-tenir, such ascontenir anddétenir, 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-).
| infinitive | simple | obtenir | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle orgerund1 | 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 ofavoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional ofavoir + 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 ofavoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | obtiens /ɔp.tjɛ̃/ | — | obtenons /ɔp.tə.nɔ̃/ | obtenez /ɔp.tə.ne/ | — | |
| compound | — | simple imperative ofavoir + past participle | — | simple imperative ofavoir + past participle | simple imperative ofavoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The French gerund is usable only with the prepositionen. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995],Master the Basics: French, pp.77,78,79,81). | |||||||
FromOld Frenchobtenir.
obtenir
First known attestation 1283,[1] borrowed fromLatinobtineō, obtinēre, with conjugation modeled ontenir.
obtenir
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stemobtien distinct from the unstressed stemobten, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | obtenir | avoirobtenu | |||||
| gerund | enobtenant | gerund ofavoir + 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 ofavoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect tense ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | preterite tense ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future tense ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional tense ofavoir + 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 ofavoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | obtien | — | obtenons | obtenez | — | ||