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venir

venir

Asturian

Verb

venir

  1. to come

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Provençal venir, from Latin venīre, present active infinitive of veniō, from Proto-Italic *gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti, from zero-grade of *gʷem- + *-yéti.

Verb

venir ‎(first-person singular present vinc, past participle vingut)

  1. to come

Conjugation

As tenir except for 2nd and 3rd person present indicative, and 2nd person singular imperative.

References

Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin venīre, present active infinitive of veniō.

Verb

venir

  1. to come

Conjugation

French

Etymology

From Middle French venir, from Old French venir, from Latin venīre, present active infinitive of veniō, from Proto-Italic *gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti, from zero-grade of *gʷem- + *-yéti (English come). Compare Portuguese vir, Spanish venir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /və.niʁ/
  • Rhymes: -ir

Verb

venir

  1. (intransitive) To come (to move from one place to another that is nearer the speaker)
    Viens vivre avec moi en France.
    Come and live with me in France.

Conjugation

This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -venir, such as convenir and devenir, are conjugated this way.

  Conjugation of venir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive venir être venu
gerund en venant en étant venu
present participle venant
/və.nɑ̃/
past participle venu
/və.ny/
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
simple
tenses		 present viens
/vjɛ̃/ 		viens
/vjɛ̃/ 		vient
/vjɛ̃/ 		venons
/və.nɔ̃/ 		venez
/və.ne/ 		viennent
/vjɛn/
imperfect venais
/və.nɛ/ 		venais
/və.nɛ/ 		venait
/və.nɛ/ 		venions
/və.njɔ̃/ 		veniez
/və.nje/ 		venaient
/və.nɛ/
past historic1 vins
/vɛ̃/ 		vins
/vɛ̃/ 		vint
/vɛ̃/ 		vînmes
/vɛ̃m/ 		vîntes
/vɛ̃t/ 		vinrent
/vɛ̃ʁ/
future viendrai
/vjɛ̃.dʁe/ 		viendras
/vjɛ̃.dʁa/ 		viendra
/vjɛ̃.dʁa/ 		viendrons
/vjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/ 		viendrez
/vjɛ̃.dʁe/ 		viendront
/vjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional viendrais
/vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		viendrais
/vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		viendrait
/vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		viendrions
/vjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ 		viendriez
/vjɛ̃.dʁi.je/ 		viendraient
/vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/
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 vienne
/vjɛn/ 		viennes
/vjɛn/ 		vienne
/vjɛn/ 		venions
/və.njɔ̃/ 		veniez
/və.nje/ 		viennent
/vjɛn/
imperfect1 vinsse
/vɛ̃s/ 		vinsses
/vɛ̃s/ 		vînt
/vɛ̃/ 		vinssions
/vɛ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		vinssiez
/vɛ̃.sje/ 		vinssent
/vɛ̃s/
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 –
— viens
/vjɛ̃/ 		— venons
/və.nɔ̃/ 		venez
/və.ne/ 		—
1literary tenses

Related terms

Anagrams

Ido

Verb

venir

  1. past infinitive of venar

Interlingua

Verb

venir

  1. to come

Conjugation

Antonyms

Italian

Verb

venir

  1. apocopic form of venire

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French venir.

Verb

venir

  1. to come (go to a specified location)

Coordinate terms

Descendants

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Provençal venir, from Latin venīre, present active infinitive of veniō.

Verb

venir

  1. to come

Conjugation

Old French

Etymology

First known attestation 881 in The Sequence of Saint Eulalia. From Latin venīre, present active infinitive of veniō.

Verb

venir

  1. to come; to arrive
    • 13th century, Unknown, La Vie de Saint Laurent, page 10, column 1, line 2:
      Quant Saint Lorenz i est venu
      When Saint Laurence arrived

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem vien distinct from the unstressed stem ven, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of venir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive venir avoir venu
gerund en venant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle venant
past participle venu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present vieng, vien viens vient venons venez vienent
imperfect venoie, veneie venoies, veneies venoit, veneit veniiens, veniens veniiez, veniez venoient, veneient
preterite vin venis vint venimes venistes vindrent, vinrent
future vendrai vendras vendra vendrons vendroiz, vendreiz, vendrez vendront
conditional vendroie, vendreie vendroies, vendreies vendroit, vendreit vendriiens, vendriens vendriiez, vendriez vendroient, vendreient
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 viegne viegnes viegne viegniens, viegnons viegniez viegnent
imperfect venisse venisses venist venissons, venissiens venissoiz, venissez, venissiez venissent
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 –
— vien — venons venez —

Descendants

Old Provençal

Alternative forms

  • venier

Etymology

From Latin venīre, present active infinitive of veniō.

Verb

venir

  1. to come (arrive at a given location)

Descendants

References

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin venīre, present active infinitive of veniō, from Proto-Italic *gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti, from zero-grade of *gʷem- + *-yéti. Compare French venir, Portuguese vir.

Verb

venir ‎(first-person singular present vengo, first-person singular preterite vine, past participle venido)

  1. to come

Conjugation

    Conjugation of venir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
infinitive venir
gerund viniendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular venido venida
plural venidos venidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos		 él/ella
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present vengo vienestú
venísvos 		viene venimos venís vienen
imperfect venía venías venía veníamos veníais venían
preterite vine viniste vino vinimos vinisteis vinieron
future vendré vendrás vendrá vendremos vendréis vendrán
conditional vendría vendrías vendría vendríamos vendríais vendrían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present venga vengas venga vengamos vengáis vengan
imperfect
(ra)		 viniera vinieras viniera viniéramos vinierais vinieran
imperfect
(se)		 viniese vinieses viniese viniésemos vinieseis viniesen
future viniere vinieres viniere viniéremos viniereis vinieren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative ventú
venívos 		venga vengamos venid vengan
negative no vengas no venga no vengamos no vengáis no vengan

Other verbs with this conjugation:

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Spanish_verbs_ending_in_-ir_(conjugation_venir)'>Spanish verbs ending in -ir (conjugation venir)</a>
    Selected combined forms of veniredit data

These forms are generated automatically and may not be attested. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive venir
dative venirme venirte, venirle venirle, venirse venirnos veniros, venirles venirles, venirse
accusative venirme venirte, venirlo, venirla venirlo, venirla, venirse venirnos veniros, venirlos, venirlas venirlos, venirlas, venirse
with gerund viniendo
dative viniéndome viniéndote, viniéndole viniéndole, viniéndose viniéndonos viniéndoos, viniéndoles viniéndoles, viniéndose
accusative viniéndome viniéndote, viniéndolo, viniéndola viniéndolo, viniéndola, viniéndose viniéndonos viniéndoos, viniéndolos, viniéndolas viniéndolos, viniéndolas, viniéndose
with informal second-person singular imperative ven
dative venme vente, venle venle venos venos, venles venles
accusative venme vente, venlo, venla venlo, venla venos venos, venlos, venlas venlos, venlas
with formal second-person singular imperative venga
dative véngame véngate, véngale véngale, véngase vénganos véngales véngales, véngase
accusative véngame véngate, véngalo, véngala véngalo, véngala, véngase vénganos véngalos, véngalas véngalos, véngalas, véngase
with first-person plural imperative vengamos
dative not used vengámosle vengámosle vengámonos vengámosles vengámosles
accusative not used vengámoslo, vengámosla vengámoslo, vengámosla vengámonos vengámoslos, vengámoslas vengámoslos, vengámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative venid
dative venidme venidle venidle venidnos veníos, venidles venidles
accusative venidme venidlo, venidla venidlo, venidla venidnos veníos, venidlos, venidlas venidlos, venidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative vengan
dative vénganme véngante, vénganle vénganle, vénganse vénganos vénganles vénganles, vénganse
accusative vénganme véngante, vénganlo, vénganla vénganlo, vénganla, vénganse vénganos vénganlos, vénganlas vénganlos, vénganlas, vénganse

Usage notes

  • Venir is used a bit differently in Spanish than "come" in English. Venir always references movement towards the speaker, whereas "come" can signify movement away as well. The phrase "I'm coming home today" in Spanish would not use venir. It could use ir (to go) as in "Voy a casa hoy".

Synonyms

Related terms

Etymology

From Latin venīre, present active infinitive of veniō.

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