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fendre

fendre

See also: fendré

Catalan

Verb

fendre ‎(first-person singular present fenc, past participle fes)

  1. to split, to cleave

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • esberlar

Related terms

French

Etymology

From Old French fendre, from Latin findere, present active infinitive of findō, from Proto-Italic *findō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- ‎(“to split”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɑ̃dʁ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃dr

Verb

fendre

  1. to split, to chop (wood), to crack
  2. to shoulder (one's way through a crowd)
  3. (figuratively) to break (someone's heart)
  4. (reflexive, se fendre, of heart) to break
  5. (reflexive, se fendre) to crack, to split
  6. (reflexive, se fendre, ~ de) to manage, to come up with
  7. (reflexive, se fendre, fencing) to lunge

Conjugation

Related terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

fendre m

  1. indefinite plural of fender

Old French

Etymology

From Latin findere, present active infinitive of findō.

Verb

fendre

  1. to split

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 fendre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive fendre avoir fendu
gerund en fendant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle fendant
past participle fendu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present fent fenz fent fendons fendez fendent
imperfect fendoie, fendeie fendoies, fendeies fendoit, fendeit fendiiens, fendiens fendiiez, fendiez fendoient, fendeient
preterite fendi fendis fendié fendimes fendistes fendierent
future fendrai fendras fendra fendrons fendroiz, fendreiz, fendrez fendront
conditional fendroie, fendreie fendroies, fendreies fendroit, fendreit fendriiens, fendriens fendriiez, fendriez fendroient, fendreient
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 fende fendes fende fendons fendez fendent
imperfect fendisse fendisses fendist fendissons, fendissiens fendissoiz, fendissez, fendissiez fendissent
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 –
— fent — fendons fendez —

Descendants

Etymology

From Old Provençal, from Latin findere, present active infinitive of findō, from Proto-Italic *findō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- ‎(“to split”).

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