pretendre

See also: prétendre and pretendré

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Etymology

From Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetendō.

Pronunciation

Verb

pretendre (first-person singular present pretenc, past participle pretès)

  1. (transitive) to pursue, to seek
  2. (transitive) to claim
  3. (intransitive) to aspire (a to)
    Synonym: aspirar

Conjugation
Conjugation of pretendre (second conjugation with velar infix)
infinitive pretendre
present participle pretenent
past participle masculine feminine
singular pretès pretesa
plural pretesos preteses
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present pretenc pretens pretén pretenem preteneu pretenen
imperfect pretenia pretenies pretenia preteníem preteníeu pretenien
future pretendré pretendràs pretendrà pretendrem pretendreu pretendran
preterite pretenguí pretengueres pretengué pretenguérem pretenguéreu pretengueren
conditional pretendria pretendries pretendria pretendríem pretendríeu pretendrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present pretengui pretenguis pretengui pretenguem pretengueu pretenguin
imperfect pretengués pretenguessis pretengués pretenguéssim pretenguéssiu pretenguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— pretén pretengui pretenguem preteneu pretenguin

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French pretendre, borrowed from Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetendō.

Verb

pretendre

  1. to claim

Descendants
  • → English: pretend
  • French: prétendre

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetendō.

Verb

pretendre

  1. to claim

Conjugation

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 pretendre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive pretendre avoir pretendu
gerund en pretendant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle pretendant
past participle pretendu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present pretent pretenz pretent pretendons pretendez pretendent
imperfect pretendoie, pretendeie pretendoies, pretendeies pretendoit, pretendeit pretendiiens, pretendiens pretendiiez, pretendiez pretendoient, pretendeient
preterite pretendi pretendis pretendié pretendimes pretendistes pretendierent
future pretendrai pretendras pretendra pretendrons pretendroiz, pretendreiz, pretendrez pretendront
conditional pretendroie, pretendreie pretendroies, pretendreies pretendroit, pretendreit pretendriiens, pretendriens pretendriiez, pretendriez pretendroient, pretendreient
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 pretende pretendes pretende pretendons pretendez pretendent
imperfect pretendisse pretendisses pretendist pretendissons, pretendissiens pretendissoiz, pretendissez, pretendissiez pretendissent
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 –
— pretent — pretendons pretendez —

Descendants
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