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contenir

contenir

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Verb

contenir ‎(first-person singular present continc, past participle contingut)

  1. to contain

Conjugation

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin continēre, present active infinitive of contineō.

Pronunciation

Verb

contenir

  1. to contain (To have in)
  2. to contain, to hold back (control, e.g. a disease)
  3. to hold, to take, to seat (To have a capacity of)

Conjugation

This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -tenir, such as retenir and détenir, are conjugated this way.

  Conjugation of contenir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive contenir avoir contenu
gerund en contenant en ayant contenu
present participle contenant
/kɔ̃t.nɑ̃/
past participle contenu
/kɔ̃t.ny/
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
simple
tenses		 present contiens
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃/ 		contiens
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃/ 		contient
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃/ 		contenons
/kɔ̃t.nɔ̃/ 		contenez
/kɔ̃t.ne/ 		contiennent
/kɔ̃.sjɛn/
imperfect contenais
/kɔ̃t.nɛ/ 		contenais
/kɔ̃t.nɛ/ 		contenait
/kɔ̃t.nɛ/ 		contenions
/kɔ̃.tə.njɔ̃/ 		conteniez
/kɔ̃.tə.nje/ 		contenaient
/kɔ̃t.nɛ/
past historic1 contins
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃/ 		contins
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃/ 		contint
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃/ 		contînmes
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃m/ 		contîntes
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃t/ 		continrent
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃ʁ/
future contiendrai
/kɔ̃.sjɛ̃.dʁe/ 		contiendras
/kɔ̃.sjɛ̃.dʁa/ 		contiendra
/kɔ̃.sjɛ̃.dʁa/ 		contiendrons
/kɔ̃.sjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/ 		contiendrez
/kɔ̃.sjɛ̃.dʁe/ 		contiendront
/kɔ̃.sjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional contiendrais
/kɔ̃.sjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		contiendrais
/kɔ̃.sjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		contiendrait
/kɔ̃.sjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		contiendrions
/kɔ̃.sjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ 		contiendriez
/kɔ̃.sjɛ̃.dʁi.je/ 		contiendraient
/kɔ̃.sjɛ̃.dʁɛ/
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 anterior1 Use the past historic 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 je (j’) que tu qu’il que nous que vous qu’ils
simple
tenses		 present contienne
/kɔ̃.sjɛn/ 		contiennes
/kɔ̃.sjɛn/ 		contienne
/kɔ̃.sjɛn/ 		contenions
/kɔ̃.tə.njɔ̃/ 		conteniez
/kɔ̃.tə.nje/ 		contiennent
/kɔ̃.sjɛn/
imperfect1 continsse
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃s/ 		continsses
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃s/ 		contînt
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃/ 		continssions
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		continssiez
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃.sje/ 		continssent
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃s/
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect1 Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— contiens
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃/ 		— contenons
/kɔ̃t.nɔ̃/ 		contenez
/kɔ̃t.ne/ 		—
1literary tenses

Old French

Alternative forms

Verb

contenir

  1. (reflexive, se contenir) to control oneself, to keep one's feelings and behavior in check
  2. (reflexive, se contenir) to behave (in a given way)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem contien distinct from the unstressed stem conten, 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 se contenir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive se contenir estre contenu
gerund en contenant Use the gerund of estre followed by the past participle
present participle contenant
past participle contenu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present me contieng, me contien te contiens se contient nos contenons vos contenez se contienent
imperfect me contenoie, me conteneie te contenoies, te conteneies se contenoit, se conteneit nos conteniiens, nos conteniens vos conteniiez, vos conteniez se contenoient, se conteneient
preterite me contin te contenis se contint nos contenimes vos contenistes se contindrent, se continrent
future me contendrai te contendras se contendra nos contendrons vos contendroiz, vos contendreiz, vos contendrez se contendront
conditional me contendroie, me contendreie te contendroies, te contendreies se contendroit, se contendreit nos contendriiens, nos contendriens vos contendriiez, vos contendriez se contendroient, se contendreient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of estre followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of estre followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of estre followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of estre followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of estre followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present me contiegne te contiegnes se contiegne nos contiegniens, nos contiegnons vos contiegniez se contiegnent
imperfect me contenisse te contenisses se contenist nos contenissons, nos contenissiens vos contenissoiz, vos contenissez, vos contenissiez se contenissent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of estre followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of estre followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— contien-toi — contenons-nos contenez-vos —

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Descendants

Etymology

From Latin continēre, present active infinitive of contineō.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

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