French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle French soubtenir, from Old French sustenir, soustenir, from Vulgar Latin *sustenīre, from Latin sustinēre.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sut.niʁ/, /su.tə.niʁ/
  • (file)

Verb edit

soutenir

  1. to support
  2. to keep up
  3. (used with que) to maintain (that)
  4. to argue

Conjugation edit

This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -tenir, such as contenir and détenir, are conjugated this way. Such verbs are the only verbs whose the past historic and subjunctive imperfect endings do not start in one of these thematic vowels (-a-, -i-, -u-).

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Etymology edit

From Old French sustenir, from Latin sustineo.

Verb edit

soutenir

  1. to support

Conjugation edit

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