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detenir

detenir

See also: détenir

Catalan

Verb

detenir ‎(first-person singular present detinc, past participle detingut)

To stop

Conjugation

Conjugation of detenir (second conjugation with velar infix, type tenir)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			detenir
present participle			detenint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		detingut		detinguda
		plural		detinguts		detingudes
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	detinc	detens	deté	detenim	deteniu	detenen
	imperfect	detenia	detenies	detenia	deteníem	deteníeu	detenien
	future	detindré	detindràs	detindrà	detindrem	detindreu	detindran
	preterite	detinguí	detingueres	detingué	detinguérem	detinguéreu	detingueren
	conditional	detindria	detindries	detindria	detindríem	detindríeu	detindrien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	detingui	detinguis	detingui	detinguem	detingueu	detinguin
	imperfect	detingués	detinguessis	detingués	detinguéssim	detinguéssiu	detinguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
imperative		—	deté	detingui	detinguem	deteniu	detinguin

Old French

Etymology

Latin detinere, present active infinitive of detineo.

Verb

detenir

to detain (to keep as a prisoner; to not allow to leave)

Descendants

English: detain (borrowed)
French: détenir

References

(fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (detenir, supplement)