avenir

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Etymology

From Latin adveniō, advenīre (“to come to, to arrive”).

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /ə.vəˈni/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /ə.bəˈni/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /a.veˈniɾ/

Verb

avenir (first-person singular present avinc, past participle avingut)

  1. (reflexive) to get on with someone, without conflict
    Al final les parts en disputa s'han avingut.
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  2. (reflexive) to come to terms
    No m'en puc avenir que en Manel s'hagi mort.
    I can't accept that Manel is dead.

Conjugation
    Conjugation of avenir (second conjugation with velar infix, type tenir)
infinitive avenir
present participle avenint
past participle masculine feminine
singular avingut avinguda
plural avinguts avingudes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present avinc avéns avé avenim aveniu avénen
imperfect avenia avenies avenia aveníem aveníeu avenien
future avindré avindràs avindrà avindrem avindreu avindran
preterite avinguí avingueres avingué avinguérem avinguéreu avingueren
conditional avindria avindries avindria avindríem avindríeu avindrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present avingui avinguis avingui avinguem avingueu avinguin
imperfect avingués avinguessis avingués avinguéssim avinguéssiu avinguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— avine avingui avinguem aveniu avinguin

French

Etymology

From the expression temps à venir ("time (that is) to come"). Cf. also Old French avenir.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /av.niʁ/
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Noun

avenir m (plural avenirs)

  1. future
    Synonym: futur
    Antonym: passé

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Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adveniō, advenīre (“to come to, to arrive”). Cf. also the inherited doublet aveindre, avoindre, advaindre (“pull or take something from its resting place; reach or attain something through effort”), coming through a Vulgar Latin form *advenǐre or influenced by ateindre, ataindre (modern atteindre).

Verb

avenir

  1. to happen

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem avien distinct from the unstressed stem aven, 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 avenir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive avenir avoir avenu
gerund en avenant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle avenant
past participle avenu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present avieng, avien aviens avient avenons avenez avienent
imperfect avenoie, aveneie avenoies, aveneies avenoit, aveneit aveniiens, aveniens aveniiez, aveniez avenoient, aveneient
preterite avin avenis avint avenimes avenistes avindrent, avinrent
future avendrai avendras avendra avendrons avendroiz, avendreiz, avendrez avendront
conditional avendroie, avendreie avendroies, avendreies avendroit, avendreit avendriiens, avendriens avendriiez, avendriez avendroient, avendreient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present aviegne aviegnes aviegne aviegniens, aviegnons aviegniez aviegnent
imperfect avenisse avenisses avenist avenissons, avenissiens avenissoiz, avenissez, avenissiez avenissent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— avien — avenons avenez —

Descendants

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin advenīre, present active infinitive of adveniō. Doublet of advenir.

Verb

avenir (first-person singular present avengo, first-person singular preterite avine, past participle avenido)

  1. (transitive) to reconcile
  2. (reflexive) to agree, accept
    avenirse en algo - to agree on something
    avenirse a hacer algo - to agree to do something
    avenirse con alguien - to get along with someone
    avenirse a algo - to accept or resign oneself to something
  3. to match
  4. (intransitive, dated) to happen

Conjugation
        Conjugation of avenir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive avenir
    gerund aviniendo
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular avenido avenida
    plural avenidos avenidas
    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 avengo avienestú
    avenísvos    		 aviene avenimos avenís avienen
    imperfect avenía avenías avenía aveníamos aveníais avenían
    preterite avine aviniste avino avinimos avinisteis avinieron
    future avendré avendrás avendrá avendremos avendréis avendrán
    conditional avendría avendrías avendría avendríamos avendríais avendrían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present avenga avengas avenga avengamos avengáis avengan
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 aviniera avinieras aviniera aviniéramos avinierais avinieran
    imperfect
    (se)    		 aviniese avinieses aviniese aviniésemos avinieseis aviniesen
    future1 aviniere avinieres aviniere aviniéremos aviniereis avinieren
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative avéntú
    avenívos    		 avenga avengamos avenid avengan
    negative no avengas no avenga no avengamos no avengáis no avengan
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    Other verbs with this conjugation:
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          Selected combined forms of aveniredit data

      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 avenir
      dative avenirme avenirte avenirle, avenirse avenirnos aveniros avenirles, avenirse
      accusative avenirme avenirte avenirlo, avenirla, avenirse avenirnos aveniros avenirlos, avenirlas, avenirse
      with gerund aviniendo
      dative aviniéndome aviniéndote aviniéndole, aviniéndose aviniéndonos aviniéndoos aviniéndoles, aviniéndose
      accusative aviniéndome aviniéndote aviniéndolo, aviniéndola, aviniéndose aviniéndonos aviniéndoos aviniéndolos, aviniéndolas, aviniéndose
      with informal second-person singular imperative avén
      dative avenme avente avenle avenosnos not used avenles
      accusative avenme avente avenlo, avenla avenosnos not used avenlos, avenlas
      with formal second-person singular imperative avenga
      dative avéngame not used avéngale, avéngase avénganos not used avéngales
      accusative avéngame not used avéngalo, avéngala, avéngase avénganos not used avéngalos, avéngalas
      with first-person plural imperative avengamos
      dative not used avengámoste avengámosle avengámonos avengámoos avengámosles
      accusative not used avengámoste avengámoslo, avengámosla avengámonos avengámoos avengámoslos, avengámoslas
      with informal second-person plural imperative avenid
      dative avenidme not used avenidle avenidnos aveníos avenidles
      accusative avenidme not used avenidlo, avenidla avenidnos aveníos avenidlos, avenidlas
      with formal second-person plural imperative avengan
      dative avénganme not used avénganle avéngannos not used avénganles, avénganse
      accusative avénganme not used avénganlo, avénganla avéngannos not used avénganlos, avénganlas, avénganse
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