Catalan

Verb

prendre ‎(first-person singular present prenc, past participle pres)

1. to take

Conjugation

Derived terms

• corprendre

References

• Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). ISBN 84-412-2477-3.

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin prendere, from classical Latin prehendere ‎(“to seize”), present active infinitive of prehendō.

Verb

prendre

1. to take

Conjugation

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin prendere, alternative form of prehendere ‎(“to seize”), present active infinitive of prehendō; confer English apprehend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɑ̃dʁ/

Verb

prendre

1. to take

   prends ma main.‎

   take my hand.

2. to eat; to drink

   elle prend un café‎

   she is drinking a coffee

3. to get; to buy
4. to rob; to deprive
5. (of fire) to break out

   prendre feu‎

   to catch fire

6. (reflexive) to get (something) caught (in), to jam

   je me suis pris la main dans la porte‎

   I caught my hand in the door

Conjugation

This verb is quite irregular, with the following patterns:

• In the infinitive, in the singular forms of the present indicative, and in the future and the conditional, it is conjugated like rendre, perdre, etc. (sometimes called the regular -re verbs).
• In the plural forms of the present indicative and imperative, in the imperfect indicative, in the present subjunctive, and in the present participle, it is conjugated like appeler or jeter, using the stem prenn- before mute ‘e’ and the stem pren- elsewhere.
• In the past participle, and in the past historic and the imperfect subjunctive, its conjugation resembles that of mettre.

Derived terms

Anagrams

• reprend

Middle French

Etymology

Latin prehendō

Verb

prendre

1. to take

Descendants

• French: prendre

Norman

Alternative forms

• prende (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French prendre, from Latin prendō, prendere, an alternative form of prehendō, prehendere ‎(“lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch”).

Verb

prendre

1. (Jersey) to take

Antonyms

• bailli, donner ‎(“to give”)

Derived terms

Old French

Alternative forms

• panre
• penre
• prandre
• preindre

Etymology

Latin prehendō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prẽn.drə/

Verb

prendre

1. to take
   • circa 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci encoumence la vie de Sainte Elyzabel, fille au roi de Hongrie:

     Sachiez, ce mes oncles m'esforce
     Que je preigne mari a force,
     Je m'enfuirai en aucun leu

     Know that if my uncle forces me
     To take a husband against my will
     I will flee to any place [but here]

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Related terms

Descendants

• Middle French: prendre
  • French: prendre

Old Provençal

Alternative forms

• penre
• perne
• prener
• prenze

Etymology

Latin prehendere, present active infinitive of prehendō. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French prendre.

Verb

prendre

1. to take

Descendants

• Catalan: prendre
• Occitan: prendre

References

• (fr)(de) prehendere in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (Walther von Wartburg, 2002)