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tendre

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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. Tender feeling or fondness; affection.

AnagramsEdit

CatalanEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Occitan, from Latin tener, tenerum.

AdjectiveEdit

tendre (feminine tendra, masculine and feminine plural tendres)

  1. soft
  2. charming

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Occitan, from Latin teneō, tenere.

VerbEdit

tendre

  1. (Alghero) Alternative form of tenir

FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old French tendre, from Latin tener, tenerum.

AdjectiveEdit

tendre (plural tendres)

  1. tender (soft, delicate)

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)
simple compound
infinitive tendre avoir tendu
gerund en tendant en ayant tendu
present participle tendant
/tɑ̃.dɑ̃/
past participle tendu
/tɑ̃.dy/
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
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 historic1 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 Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior1 Use the past historic 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 je (j’) que tu qu’il que nous que vous qu’ils
simple
tenses		 present tende
/tɑ̃d/		 tendes
/tɑ̃d/		 tende
/tɑ̃d/		 tendions
/tɑ̃.djɔ̃/		 tendiez
/tɑ̃.dje/		 tendent
/tɑ̃d/
imperfect1 tendisse
/tɑ̃.dis/		 tendisses
/tɑ̃.dis/		 tendît
/tɑ̃.di/		 tendissions
/tɑ̃.di.sjɔ̃/		 tendissiez
/tɑ̃.di.sje/		 tendissent
/tɑ̃.dis/
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect1 Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— tends
/tɑ̃/		 — tendons
/tɑ̃.dɔ̃/		 tendez
/tɑ̃.de/		 —
1literary tenses

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Further readingEdit

Middle EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Old French tendre.

AdjectiveEdit

tendre

  1. tender (soft, delicate)

DescendantsEdit

NormanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old French tendre, from Latin tener, tenerum.

AdjectiveEdit

tendre m, f

  1. (Jersey) tender

Old FrenchEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin 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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