obtenir
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin obtinēre; adapted to inherited tenir.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [up.təˈni]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [op.təˈni]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [op.teˈniɾ]
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Verb edit
obtenir (first-person singular present obtinc, first-person singular preterite obtinguí, past participle obtingut); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of obtenir (third conjugation, without -eix-, irregular, with velar infix)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “obtenir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “obtenir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “obtenir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “obtenir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French, from Old French obtenir, borrowed from Latin obtinēre, with conjugation based on tenir.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
obtenir
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-).
Conjugation of obtenir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | obtenir | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | obtenant /ɔp.tə.nɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | obtenu /ɔp.tə.ny/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | obtiens /ɔp.tjɛ̃/ |
obtiens /ɔp.tjɛ̃/ |
obtient /ɔp.tjɛ̃/ |
obtenons /ɔp.tə.nɔ̃/ |
obtenez /ɔp.tə.ne/ |
obtiennent /ɔp.tjɛn/ |
| imperfect | obtenais /ɔp.tə.nɛ/ |
obtenais /ɔp.tə.nɛ/ |
obtenait /ɔp.tə.nɛ/ |
obtenions /ɔp.tə.njɔ̃/ |
obteniez /ɔp.tə.nje/ |
obtenaient /ɔp.tə.nɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | obtins /ɔp.tɛ̃/ |
obtins /ɔp.tɛ̃/ |
obtint /ɔp.tɛ̃/ |
obtînmes /ɔp.tɛ̃m/ |
obtîntes /ɔp.tɛ̃t/ |
obtinrent /ɔp.tɛ̃ʁ/ | |
| future | obtiendrai /ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁe/ |
obtiendras /ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁa/ |
obtiendra /ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁa/ |
obtiendrons /ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/ |
obtiendrez /ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁe/ |
obtiendront /ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | obtiendrais /ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ |
obtiendrais /ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ |
obtiendrait /ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ |
obtiendrions /ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ |
obtiendriez /ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁi.je/ |
obtiendraient /ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | obtienne /ɔp.tjɛn/ |
obtiennes /ɔp.tjɛn/ |
obtienne /ɔp.tjɛn/ |
obtenions /ɔp.tə.njɔ̃/ |
obteniez /ɔp.tə.nje/ |
obtiennent /ɔp.tjɛn/ |
| imperfect2 | obtinsse /ɔp.tɛ̃s/ |
obtinsses /ɔp.tɛ̃s/ |
obtînt /ɔp.tɛ̃/ |
obtinssions /ɔp.tɛ̃.sjɔ̃/ |
obtinssiez /ɔp.tɛ̃.sje/ |
obtinssent /ɔp.tɛ̃s/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | obtiens /ɔp.tjɛ̃/ |
— | obtenons /ɔp.tə.nɔ̃/ |
obtenez /ɔp.tə.ne/ |
— | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Further reading edit
- “obtenir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French obtenir.
Verb edit
obtenir
- to obtain
Descendants edit
Old French edit
Etymology edit
First known attestation 1283,[1] borrowed from Latin obtineō, obtinēre, with conjugation modeled on tenir.
Verb edit
obtenir
- to obtain
Conjugation edit
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem obtien distinct from the unstressed stem obten, 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 obtenir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | obtenir | avoir obtenu | |||||
| gerund | en obtenant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
| present participle | obtenant | ||||||
| past participle | obtenu | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | obtieng, obtien | obtiens | obtient | obtenons | obtenez | obtienent |
| imperfect | obtenoie, obteneie | obtenoies, obteneies | obtenoit, obteneit | obteniiens, obteniens | obteniiez, obteniez | obtenoient, obteneient | |
| preterite | obtin | obtenis | obtint | obtenimes | obtenistes | obtindrent, obtinrent | |
| future | obtendrai | obtendras | obtendra | obtendrons | obtendroiz, obtendreiz, obtendrez | obtendront | |
| conditional | obtendroie, obtendreie | obtendroies, obtendreies | obtendroit, obtendreit | obtendriiens, obtendriens | obtendriiez, obtendriez | obtendroient, obtendreient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | obtiegne | obtiegnes | obtiegne | obtiegniens, obtiegnons | obtiegniez | obtiegnent |
| imperfect | obtenisse | obtenisses | obtenist | obtenissons, obtenissiens | obtenissoiz, obtenissez, obtenissiez | obtenissent | |
| compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | obtien | — | obtenons | obtenez | — | ||
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Etymology and history of “obtenir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.