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devenir
devenir
French
Alternative forms
- dev'nir
Noun
devenir m (plural devenirs)
Synonyms
Verb
devenir
- to become
Conjugation
This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -venir, such as convenir and revenir, are conjugated this way.
Conjugation of devenir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | devenir | être devenu | |||||
| gerund | en devenant | en étant devenu | |||||
| present participle | devenant /də.v(ə).nɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | devenu /də.v(ə).ny/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | deviens /də.vjɛ̃/ |
deviens /də.vjɛ̃/ |
devient /də.vjɛ̃/ |
devenons /də.v(ə).nɔ̃/ |
devenez /də.v(ə).ne/ |
deviennent /də.vjɛn/ |
| imperfect | devenais /də.v(ə).nɛ/ |
devenais /də.v(ə).nɛ/ |
devenait /də.v(ə).nɛ/ |
devenions /də.və.njɔ̃/ |
deveniez /də.və.nje/ |
devenaient /də.v(ə).nɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | devins /də.vɛ̃/ |
devins /də.vɛ̃/ |
devint /də.vɛ̃/ |
devînmes /də.vɛ̃m/ |
devîntes /də.vɛ̃t/ |
devinrent /də.vɛ̃ʁ/ |
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| future | deviendrai /də.vjɛ̃.dʁe/ |
deviendras /də.vjɛ̃.dʁa/ |
deviendra /də.vjɛ̃.dʁa/ |
deviendrons /də.vjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/ |
deviendrez /də.vjɛ̃.dʁe/ |
deviendront /də.vjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | deviendrais /də.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ |
deviendrais /də.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ |
deviendrait /də.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ |
deviendrions /də.vjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ |
deviendriez /də.vjɛ̃.dʁi.je/ |
deviendraient /də.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of être followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of être followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of être followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of être followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of être followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | devienne /də.vjɛn/ |
deviennes /də.vjɛn/ |
devienne /də.vjɛn/ |
devenions /də.və.njɔ̃/ |
deveniez /də.və.nje/ |
deviennent /də.vjɛn/ |
| imperfect1 |
devinsse /də.vɛ̃s/ |
devinsses /də.vɛ̃s/ |
devînt /də.vɛ̃/ |
devinssions /də.vɛ̃.sjɔ̃/ |
devinssiez /də.vɛ̃.sje/ |
devinssent /də.vɛ̃s/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of être followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of être followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | deviens /də.vjɛ̃/ |
— | devenons /də.v(ə).nɔ̃/ |
devenez /də.v(ə).ne/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
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Anagrams
Interlingua
Etymology
From French.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.veˈnir/
Verb
devenir
- to become
Conjugation
Conjugation of “devenir”
| Nominal forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | devenir | ||
| Presente | Perfect | ||
| Participles | deveniente | devenite | |
| Personal forms | |||
| Simple | Perfect | ||
| Active voice | Present | deveni | ha devenite |
| Past | deveniva | habeva devenite | |
| Future | devenira | habera devenite | |
| Conditional | devenirea | haberea devenite | |
| Imperative | deveni | -- | |
| Passive voice | Present | es devenite | ha essite devenite |
| Past | esseva devenite | habeva essite devenite | |
| Future | essera devenite | habera essite devenite | |
| Conditional | esserea devenite | haberea essite devenite | |
| Imperative | sia devenite | -- | |
Old French
Etymology
First known attestation circa 980 as devenguz (nominative masculine singular past participle form). From Latin devenīre, present active infinitive of deveniō.
Verb
devenir
- to become
- circa 1250, Marie de France, Yonec
- Chevaliers bels e genz devint.
- He turned into a handsome, noble knight.
- Chevaliers bels e genz devint.
- circa 1250, Marie de France, Yonec
Descendants
- French: devenir
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowing from French devenir.
Verb
devenir (first-person singular present devengo, first-person singular preterite devine, past participle devenido)
- to happen
Synonyms
Conjugation
Other verbs with this conjugation:
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