entretenir

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Etymology

From entre +‎ tenir.

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ən.tɾə.təˈni/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /en.tɾe.teˈniɾ/
  • Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

Verb

entretenir (first-person singular present entretinc, past participle entretingut)

  1. to delay, hold up
    Synonym: retenir
  2. to entertain
    Synonyms: divertir, distreure

Conjugation
    Conjugation of entretenir (second conjugation with velar infix, type tenir)
infinitive entretenir
present participle entretenint
past participle masculine feminine
singular entretingut entretinguda
plural entretinguts entretingudes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present entretinc entretens entreté entretenim entreteniu entretenen
imperfect entretenia entretenies entretenia entreteníem entreteníeu entretenien
future entretindré entretindràs entretindrà entretindrem entretindreu entretindran
preterite entretinguí entretingueres entretingué entretinguérem entretinguéreu entretingueren
conditional entretindria entretindries entretindria entretindríem entretindríeu entretindrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present entretingui entretinguis entretingui entretinguem entretingueu entretinguin
imperfect entretingués entretinguessis entretingués entretinguéssim entretinguéssiu entretinguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— entreté entretingui entretinguem entreteniu entretinguin

Derived terms

French

Etymology

From Middle French entretenir, from Old French entretenir; equivalent to entre + tenir.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).niʁ/
  • Audio(file)

Verb

entretenir

  1. (transitive) to maintain, to look after
  2. (transitive) to support (e.g a family)
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to fuel, to keep something going
  4. (reflexive) to have a discussion (with someone)
  5. (reflexive) to keep fit

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of entretenir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle entretenant
/ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).nɑ̃/
past participle entretenu
/ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).ny/
infinitive
simple entretenir
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple entretenant
/ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).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 entretiens
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃/		 entretiens
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃/		 entretient
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃/		 entretenons
/ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).nɔ̃/		 entretenez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).ne/		 entretiennent
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛn/
imperfect entretenais
/ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).nɛ/		 entretenais
/ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).nɛ/		 entretenait
/ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).nɛ/		 entretenions
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tə.njɔ̃/		 entreteniez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tə.nje/		 entretenaient
/ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).nɛ/
past historic2 entretins
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃/		 entretins
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃/		 entretint
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃/		 entretînmes
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃m/		 entretîntes
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃t/		 entretinrent
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃ʁ/
future entretiendrai
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁe/		 entretiendras
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁa/		 entretiendra
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁa/		 entretiendrons
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/		 entretiendrez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁe/		 entretiendront
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional entretiendrais
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/		 entretiendrais
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/		 entretiendrait
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/		 entretiendrions
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/		 entretiendriez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁi.je/		 entretiendraient
/ɑ̃.tʁə.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 entretienne
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛn/		 entretiennes
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛn/		 entretienne
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛn/		 entretenions
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tə.njɔ̃/		 entreteniez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tə.nje/		 entretiennent
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛn/
imperfect2 entretinsse
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃s/		 entretinsses
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃s/		 entretînt
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃/		 entretinssions
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃.sjɔ̃/		 entretinssiez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃.sje/		 entretinssent
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃s/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — entretiens
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃/		 — entretenons
/ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).nɔ̃/		 entretenez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).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

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French entretenir.

Verb

entretenir

  1. (transitive) to maintain; to look after

Descendants

Old French

Etymology

entre + tenir.

Verb

entretenir

  1. (reflexive, s'entretenir) to support one another

Descendants
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