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convertir

convertir

Catalan

Verb

convertir ‎(first-person singular present converteixo, past participle convertit)

  1. to convert
  2. (reflexive) to become

Conjugation

Related terms

French

Etymology

Latin convertō.

Pronunciation

Verb

convertir

  1. to convert (change one thing into another)
  2. to convert (exchange one thing into another)
  3. to convert (to change someone's beliefs)
  4. to convert; to bring around (to change someone's mind or opinion)
  5. (reflexive) To become; to change into
  6. (reflexive) to convert (+ à = to)
    Elle s'est convertie à l'islam - she converted to Islam

Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

  Conjugation of convertir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive convertir avoir converti
gerund en convertissant en ayant converti
present participle convertissant
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sɑ̃/
past participle converti
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti/
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
simple
tenses		 present convertis
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		convertis
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		convertit
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		convertissons
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sɔ̃/ 		convertissez
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.se/ 		convertissent
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tis/
imperfect convertissais
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sɛ/ 		convertissais
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sɛ/ 		convertissait
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sɛ/ 		convertissions
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sjɔ̃/ 		convertissiez
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sje/ 		convertissaient
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sɛ/
past historic1 convertis
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		convertis
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		convertit
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		convertîmes
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tim/ 		convertîtes
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tit/ 		convertirent
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tiʁ/
future convertirai
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁe/ 		convertiras
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁa/ 		convertira
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁa/ 		convertirons
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɔ̃/ 		convertirez
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁe/ 		convertiront
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɔ̃/
conditional convertirais
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɛ/ 		convertirais
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɛ/ 		convertirait
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɛ/ 		convertirions
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁjɔ̃/ 		convertiriez
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁje/ 		convertiraient
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.ʁɛ/
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 convertisse
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tis/ 		convertisses
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tis/ 		convertisse
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tis/ 		convertissions
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sjɔ̃/ 		convertissiez
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sje/ 		convertissent
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tis/
imperfect1 convertisse
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tis/ 		convertisses
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tis/ 		convertît
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		convertissions
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sjɔ̃/ 		convertissiez
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sje/ 		convertissent
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.tis/
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 –
— convertis
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti/ 		— convertissons
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.sɔ̃/ 		convertissez
/kɔ̃.vɛʁ.ti.se/ 		—
1literary tenses

Related terms

Old French

Etymology

Latin convertō.

Verb

convertir

  1. to convert (change from one state to another)

Descendants

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Latin convertō.

Verb

convertir ‎(first-person singular present convierto, first-person singular preterite convertí, past participle convertido)

  1. (transitive) to convert
  2. (transitive) to transform

Conjugation

  • Rule: e becomes a ie in stressed syllables and i in certain conjugations.
    Conjugation of convertir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
infinitive convertir
gerund convirtiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular convertido convertida
plural convertidos convertidas
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 convierto conviertestú
convertísvos 		convierte convertimos convertís convierten
imperfect convertía convertías convertía convertíamos convertíais convertían
preterite convertí convertiste convirtió convertimos convertisteis convirtieron
future convertiré convertirás convertirá convertiremos convertiréis convertirán
conditional convertiría convertirías convertiría convertiríamos convertiríais convertirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present convierta conviertas convierta convirtamos convirtáis conviertan
imperfect
(ra)		 convirtiera convirtieras convirtiera convirtiéramos convirtierais convirtieran
imperfect
(se)		 convirtiese convirtieses convirtiese convirtiésemos convirtieseis convirtiesen
future convirtiere convirtieres convirtiere convirtiéremos convirtiereis convirtieren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative conviertetú
convertívos 		convierta convirtamos convertid conviertan
negative no conviertas no convierta no convirtamos no convirtáis no conviertan

Other verbs with this conjugation:

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    Selected combined forms of convertiredit 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 convertir
dative convertirme convertirte, convertirle convertirle, convertirse convertirnos convertiros, convertirles convertirles, convertirse
accusative convertirme convertirte, convertirlo, convertirla convertirlo, convertirla, convertirse convertirnos convertiros, convertirlos, convertirlas convertirlos, convertirlas, convertirse
with gerund convirtiendo
dative convirtiéndome convirtiéndote, convirtiéndole convirtiéndole, convirtiéndose convirtiéndonos convirtiéndoos, convirtiéndoles convirtiéndoles, convirtiéndose
accusative convirtiéndome convirtiéndote, convirtiéndolo, convirtiéndola convirtiéndolo, convirtiéndola, convirtiéndose convirtiéndonos convirtiéndoos, convirtiéndolos, convirtiéndolas convirtiéndolos, convirtiéndolas, convirtiéndose
with informal second-person singular imperative convierte
dative conviérteme conviértete, conviértele conviértele conviértenos conviérteos, conviérteles conviérteles
accusative conviérteme conviértete, conviértelo, conviértela conviértelo, conviértela conviértenos conviérteos, conviértelos, conviértelas conviértelos, conviértelas
with formal second-person singular imperative convierta
dative conviértame conviértate, conviértale conviértale, conviértase conviértanos conviértales conviértales, conviértase
accusative conviértame conviértate, conviértalo, conviértala conviértalo, conviértala, conviértase conviértanos conviértalos, conviértalas conviértalos, conviértalas, conviértase
with first-person plural imperative convirtamos
dative not used convirtámosle convirtámosle convirtámonos convirtámosles convirtámosles
accusative not used convirtámoslo, convirtámosla convirtámoslo, convirtámosla convirtámonos convirtámoslos, convirtámoslas convirtámoslos, convirtámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative convertid
dative convertidme convertidle convertidle convertidnos convertíos, convertidles convertidles
accusative convertidme convertidlo, convertidla convertidlo, convertidla convertidnos convertíos, convertidlos, convertidlas convertidlos, convertidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative conviertan
dative conviértanme conviértante, conviértanle conviértanle, conviértanse conviértanos conviértanles conviértanles, conviértanse
accusative conviértanme conviértante, conviértanlo, conviértanla conviértanlo, conviértanla, conviértanse conviértanos conviértanlos, conviértanlas conviértanlos, conviértanlas, conviértanse

Related terms

Etymology

Latin convertō.

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