defendre

See also: defendré and défendre

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Etymology

From Latin dēfendere, present active infinitive of dēfendō.

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /dəˈfen.dɾə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /deˈfen.dɾe/

Verb

defendre (first-person singular present defenc, past participle defès)

  1. to defend
  2. to prohibit, to forbid

Conjugation
Conjugation of defendre (second conjugation with velar infix, irregular past participle)
infinitive defendre
present participle defenent
past participle masculine feminine
singular defès defesa
plural defesos defeses
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present defenc defens defèn defenem defeneu defenen
imperfect defenia defenies defenia defeníem defeníeu defenien
future defendré defendràs defendrà defendrem defendreu defendran
preterite defenguí defengueres defengué defenguérem defenguéreu defengueren
conditional defendria defendries defendria defendríem defendríeu defendrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present defengui defenguis defengui defenguem defengueu defenguin
imperfect defengués defenguessis defengués defenguéssim defenguéssiu defenguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— defèn defengui defenguem defeneu defenguin

Synonyms

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

From Latin dēfendere, present active infinitive of dēfendō.

Verb

defendre

  1. to defend

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of defendre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive defendre avoir defendu
gerund en defendant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle defendant
past participle defendu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present defent defenz defent defendons defendez defendent
imperfect defendoie, defendeie defendoies, defendeies defendoit, defendeit defendiiens, defendiens defendiiez, defendiez defendoient, defendeient
preterite defendi defendis defendié defendimes defendistes defendierent
future defendrai defendras defendra defendrons defendroiz, defendreiz, defendrez defendront
conditional defendroie, defendreie defendroies, defendreies defendroit, defendreit defendriiens, defendriens defendriiez, defendriez defendroient, defendreient
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 defende defendes defende defendons defendez defendent
imperfect defendisse defendisses defendist defendissons, defendissiens defendissoiz, defendissez, defendissiez defendissent
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 –
— defent — defendons defendez —

Descendants

Old Occitan

Etymology

Latin defendō. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French defendre.

Verb

defendre

  1. to defend

Descendants
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