French edit

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

contrevenir

  1. (with the preposition à) to contravene
    contrevenir à un règlementcontravene a rule

Conjugation edit

This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -venir, such as convenir and devenir, 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-).

Further reading edit