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defendre
defendre
Catalan
Verb
defendre (first-person singular present defenc, past participle defès)
Conjugation
Conjugation of defendre (second conjugation with velar infix, irregular past participle)
| infinitive | defendre | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | defenent | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | defès | — | |||||
| plural | — | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
|
| present | defenc | defens | defèn | defenem | defeneu | defenen | |
| imperfect | defenia | defenies | defenia | defeníem | defeníeu | defenien | |
| future | defendré | defendràs | defendrà | defendrem | defendreu | defendran | |
| preterite | defenguí | defengueres | defengué | defenguérem | defenguéreu | defengueren | |
| conditional | defendria | defendries | defendria | defendríem | defendríeu | defendrien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
|
| present | defengui | defenguis | defengui | defenguem | defengueu | defenguin | |
| imperfect | defengués | defenguessis | defengués | defenguéssim | defenguéssiu | defenguessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| — | defèn | defengui | defenguem | defeneu | defenguin | ||
Synonyms
Related terms
Old French
Verb
defendre
- to defend
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 defendre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | defendre | avoir defendu | |||||
| gerund | en defendant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | defendant | ||||||
| past participle | defendu | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | defent | defenz | defent | defendons | defendez | defendent |
| imperfect | defendoie, defendeie | defendoies, defendeies | defendoit, defendeit | defendiiens, defendiens | defendiiez, defendiez | defendoient, defendeient | |
| preterite | defendi | defendis | defendié | defendimes | defendistes | defendierent | |
| future | defendrai | defendras | defendra | defendrons | defendroiz, defendreiz, defendrez | defendront | |
| conditional | defendroie, defendreie | defendroies, defendreies | defendroit, defendreit | defendriiens, defendriens | defendriiez, defendriez | defendroient, defendreient | |
| 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 | defende | defendes | defende | defendons | defendez | defendent |
| imperfect | defendisse | defendisses | defendist | defendissons, defendissiens | defendissoiz, defendissez, defendissiez | defendissent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | defent | — | defendons | defendez | — | ||
Descendants
- English: defend (borrowed)
Old Provençal
Etymology
Latin defendō. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French defendre.
Verb
defendre
- to defend