tendre

See also: tendré

EnglishEdit

AdjectiveEdit

tendre (comparative more tendre, superlative most tendre)

  1. Obsolete form of tender.

VerbEdit

tendre (third-person singular simple present tendres, present participle tendring, simple past and past participle tendred)

  1. Obsolete form of tender.

NounEdit

tendre (plural tendres)

  1. (archaic) Tender feeling or fondness; affection.
    • 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 15:
      You poor friendless creatures are always having some foolish tendre […]
    • 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:
      So the athletic Magnolia instantly impounded the little lieutenant, and began to rally him, in the sort of slang she delighted in, with plenty of merriment and malice upon his tendre for Miss Chattesworth, and made the gallant young gentleman blush and occasionally smile, and bow a great deal, and take some snuff.

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CatalanEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Occitan (compare Occitan tèndre), from Latin tenerum, accusative of tener (compare French tendre, Spanish tierno), from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”).

AdjectiveEdit

tendre (feminine tendra, masculine and feminine plural tendres)

  1. soft, tender
  2. charming
Derived termsEdit
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Etymology 2Edit

From Old Occitan, from Latin teneō, tenere.

VerbEdit

tendre

  1. (Alghero) Alternative form of tenir

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FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /tɑ̃dʁ/
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Etymology 1Edit

From Old French tendre, from Latin tenerum, accusative of tener, from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, draw”).

AdjectiveEdit

tendre (plural tendres)

  1. tender (soft, delicate)

Related termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Old French tendre, from Latin tendere, present active infinitive of tendō.

VerbEdit

tendre

  1. (transitive) to tighten
  2. (transitive) to stretch out
  3. (intransitive, ~ vers) to tend (to infinity)
  4. (intransitive, ~ vers) to strive (for)
  5. (reflexive) to become taut
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of tendre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple tendre
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple tendant
/tɑ̃.dɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle tendu
/tɑ̃.dy/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present tends
/tɑ̃/ 		tends
/tɑ̃/ 		tend
/tɑ̃/ 		tendons
/tɑ̃.dɔ̃/ 		tendez
/tɑ̃.de/ 		tendent
/tɑ̃d/
imperfect tendais
/tɑ̃.dɛ/ 		tendais
/tɑ̃.dɛ/ 		tendait
/tɑ̃.dɛ/ 		tendions
/tɑ̃.djɔ̃/ 		tendiez
/tɑ̃.dje/ 		tendaient
/tɑ̃.dɛ/
past historic2 tendis
/tɑ̃.di/ 		tendis
/tɑ̃.di/ 		tendit
/tɑ̃.di/ 		tendîmes
/tɑ̃.dim/ 		tendîtes
/tɑ̃.dit/ 		tendirent
/tɑ̃.diʁ/
future tendrai
/tɑ̃.dʁe/ 		tendras
/tɑ̃.dʁa/ 		tendra
/tɑ̃.dʁa/ 		tendrons
/tɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/ 		tendrez
/tɑ̃.dʁe/ 		tendront
/tɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional tendrais
/tɑ̃.dʁɛ/ 		tendrais
/tɑ̃.dʁɛ/ 		tendrait
/tɑ̃.dʁɛ/ 		tendrions
/tɑ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ 		tendriez
/tɑ̃.dʁi.je/ 		tendraient
/tɑ̃.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 tende
/tɑ̃d/ 		tendes
/tɑ̃d/ 		tende
/tɑ̃d/ 		tendions
/tɑ̃.djɔ̃/ 		tendiez
/tɑ̃.dje/ 		tendent
/tɑ̃d/
imperfect2 tendisse
/tɑ̃.dis/ 		tendisses
/tɑ̃.dis/ 		tendît
/tɑ̃.di/ 		tendissions
/tɑ̃.di.sjɔ̃/ 		tendissiez
/tɑ̃.di.sje/ 		tendissent
/tɑ̃.dis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — tends
/tɑ̃/ 		— tendons
/tɑ̃.dɔ̃/ 		tendez
/tɑ̃.de/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is only usable with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Middle EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Borrowed from Old French tendre.

AdjectiveEdit

tendre

  1. tender (soft, delicate)
DescendantsEdit
  • Scots: tender
  • English: tender

Etymology 2Edit

From Old English tynder.

NounEdit

tendre

  1. Alternative form of tinder

NormanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old French tendre, from Latin tener, tenerum.

AdjectiveEdit

tendre m or f

  1. (Jersey) tender

Old FrenchEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin tenerum, accusative of tener.

AdjectiveEdit

tendre m (oblique and nominative feminine singular tendre)

  1. tender (soft, delicate)

Etymology 2Edit

From Latin tendere, present active infinitive of tendō.

VerbEdit

tendre

  1. (transitive) to stretch
ConjugationEdit

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

    Conjugation of tendre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive tendre avoir tendu
gerund en tendant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle tendant
past participle tendu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present tent tenz tent tendons tendez tendent
imperfect tendoie, tendeie tendoies, tendeies tendoit, tendeit tendiiens, tendiens tendiiez, tendiez tendoient, tendeient
preterite tendi tendis tendié tendimes tendistes tendierent
future tendrai tendras tendra tendrons tendroiz, tendreiz, tendrez tendront
conditional tendroie, tendreie tendroies, tendreies tendroit, tendreit tendriiens, tendriens tendriiez, tendriez tendroient, tendreient
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 anterior Use the preterite 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 jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present tende tendes tende tendons tendez tendent
imperfect tendisse tendisses tendist tendissons, tendissiens tendissoiz, tendissez, tendissiez tendissent
compound
tenses 		past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— tent — tendons tendez —

DescendantsEdit

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