obtenir

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obtineō, obtinēre, with conjugation based on tenir.

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /op.təˈni/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /up.təˈni/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /op.teˈniɾ/

Verb

obtenir (first-person singular present obtinc, past participle obtingut)

  1. to obtain, to get

Conjugation

As tenir, but lacking the imperative té.

    Conjugation of obtenir (second conjugation with velar infix, type tenir)
infinitive obtenir
present participle 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
— obtén obtingui obtinguem obteniu obtinguin
  • obtenció f
  • obtenidor (adjective)
  • obteniment m

References

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French obtenir, borrowed from Latin obtineō, obtinēre, with conjugation based on tenir.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔp.tə.niʁ/
  • audio(file)

Verb

obtenir

  1. to get, to obtain

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 obtenir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle obtenant
/ɔp.tə.nɑ̃/
past participle obtenu
/ɔp.tə.ny/
infinitive
simple obtenir
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple obtenant
/ɔp.tə.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 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 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 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 of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — obtiens
/ɔp.tjɛ̃/		 — obtenons
/ɔp.tə.nɔ̃/		 obtenez
/ɔp.tə.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 obtenir.

Verb

obtenir

  1. to obtain

Descendants

Old French

Etymology

First known attestation 1283[1], borrowed from Latin obtineō, obtinēre, with conjugation modeled on tenir.

Verb

obtenir

  1. to obtain

Descendants

References
  1. “obtenir” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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