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consentir

consentir

French

Verb

consentir

  1. to consent

Conjugation

This is one of a fairly large group of irregular -ir verbs that are all conjugated the same way. Other members of this group include sortir and dormir. The most significant difference between these verbs' conjugation and that of the regular -ir verbs is that these verbs' conjugation does not use the infix -iss-. Further, this conjugation has the forms (je, tu) consens and (il) consent in the present indicative and imperative, whereas a regular -ir verb would have *consentis and *consentit (as in the past historic).

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Old French

Etymology

First attested in the 10th century, Borrowing from Latin cōnsentiō.

Verb

consentir

  1. to consent

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.

Descendants


Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cōnsentiō.

Pronunciation

Verb

consentir (first-person singular present indicative consinto, past participle consentido)

  1. to agree to; to allow; to permit
  2. to consent

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cōnsentiō.

Verb

consentir (first-person singular present consiento, first-person singular preterite consentí, past participle consentido)

  1. to consent
  2. to endure
  3. to pamper, indulge, spoil

Conjugation

  • Rule: e becomes a ie in stressed syllables and i in certain conjugations.

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