contenir

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Etymology

From Latin continēre, present active infinitive of contineō.

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /kon.təˈni/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /kun.təˈni/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /kon.teˈniɾ/
  • Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

Verb

contenir (first-person singular present continc, past participle contingut)

  1. to contain

Conjugation
    Conjugation of contenir (second conjugation with velar infix, type tenir)
infinitive contenir
present participle contenint
past participle masculine feminine
singular contingut continguda
plural continguts contingudes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present continc contens conté contenim conteniu contenen
imperfect contenia contenies contenia conteníem conteníeu contenien
future contindré contindràs contindrà contindrem contindreu contindran
preterite continguí contingueres contingué continguérem continguéreu contingueren
conditional contindria contindries contindria contindríem contindríeu contindrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present contingui continguis contingui continguem contingueu continguin
imperfect contingués continguessis contingués continguéssim continguéssiu continguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— contén contingui continguem conteniu continguin

French

Etymology

From Old French contenir, borrowed from Latin continēre, present active infinitive of contineō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃t.niʁ/
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Verb

contenir

  1. to contain (To have in)
  2. to contain, to hold back (control, e.g. a disease, tears), to keep in check (control something that might hurt you, e.g. emotions)
  3. to hold, to take, to seat (To have a capacity of)

Conjugation

This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -tenir, such as retenir and détenir, are conjugated this way.

Conjugation of contenir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle contenant
/kɔ̃t.nɑ̃/
past participle contenu
/kɔ̃t.ny/
infinitive
simple contenir
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple contenant
/kɔ̃t.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present contiens
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃/		 contiens
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃/		 contient
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃/		 contenons
/kɔ̃t.nɔ̃/		 contenez
/kɔ̃t.ne/		 contiennent
/kɔ̃.tjɛn/
imperfect contenais
/kɔ̃t.nɛ/		 contenais
/kɔ̃t.nɛ/		 contenait
/kɔ̃t.nɛ/		 contenions
/kɔ̃.tə.njɔ̃/		 conteniez
/kɔ̃.tə.nje/		 contenaient
/kɔ̃t.nɛ/
past historic2 contins
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃/		 contins
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃/		 contint
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃/		 contînmes
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃m/		 contîntes
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃t/		 continrent
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃ʁ/
future contiendrai
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁe/		 contiendras
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁa/		 contiendra
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁa/		 contiendrons
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/		 contiendrez
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁe/		 contiendront
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional contiendrais
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/		 contiendrais
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/		 contiendrait
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/		 contiendrions
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/		 contiendriez
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁi.je/		 contiendraient
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/
(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 contienne
/kɔ̃.tjɛn/		 contiennes
/kɔ̃.tjɛn/		 contienne
/kɔ̃.tjɛn/		 contenions
/kɔ̃.tə.njɔ̃/		 conteniez
/kɔ̃.tə.nje/		 contiennent
/kɔ̃.tjɛn/
imperfect2 continsse
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃s/		 continsses
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃s/		 contînt
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃/		 continssions
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃.sjɔ̃/		 continssiez
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃.sje/		 continssent
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃s/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — contiens
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃/		 — contenons
/kɔ̃t.nɔ̃/		 contenez
/kɔ̃t.ne/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin continēre, present active infinitive of contineō.

Verb

contenir

  1. (reflexive, se contenir) to control oneself, to keep one's feelings and behavior in check
  2. (reflexive, se contenir) to behave (in a given way)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem contien distinct from the unstressed stem conten, 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 se contenir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive se contenir estre contenu
gerund en contenant Use the gerund of estre followed by the past participle
present participle contenant
past participle contenu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present me contieng, me contien te contiens se contient nos contenons vos contenez se contienent
imperfect me contenoie, me conteneie te contenoies, te conteneies se contenoit, se conteneit nos conteniiens, nos conteniens vos conteniiez, vos conteniez se contenoient, se conteneient
preterite me contin te contenis se contint nos contenimes vos contenistes se contindrent, se continrent
future me contendrai te contendras se contendra nos contendrons vos contendroiz, vos contendreiz, vos contendrez se contendront
conditional me contendroie, me contendreie te contendroies, te contendreies se contendroit, se contendreit nos contendriiens, nos contendriens vos contendriiez, vos contendriez se contendroient, se contendreient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of estre followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of estre followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of estre followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of estre followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of estre followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present me contiegne te contiegnes se contiegne nos contiegniens, nos contiegnons vos contiegniez se contiegnent
imperfect me contenisse te contenisses se contenist nos contenissons, nos contenissiens vos contenissoiz, vos contenissez, vos contenissiez se contenissent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of estre followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of estre followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— contien-toi — contenons-nos contenez-vos —

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