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prendre

prendre

See also: prendré

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Verb

prendre (first-person singular present prenc, past participle pres)

  1. to take

Conjugation

Derived terms

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Franco-Provençal

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin prendere, from classical Latin prehendere (to seize), present active infinitive of prehendō.

Verb

prendre

  1. to take

Conjugation


French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin prendere, alternative form of prehendere (to seize), present active infinitive of prehendō; confer English apprehend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɑ̃dʁ/

Verb

prendre

  1. to take
    prends ma main.
    take my hand.
  2. to eat; to drink
    elle prend un café
    she is drinking a coffee
  3. to get; to buy
  4. to rob; to deprive
  5. (of fire) to break out
    prendre feu
    to catch fire
  6. (reflexive) to get (something) caught (in), to jam
    je me suis pris la main dans la porte
    I caught my hand in the door

Conjugation

This verb is quite irregular, with the following patterns:

  • In the infinitive, in the singular forms of the present indicative, and in the future and the conditional, it is conjugated like rendre, perdre, etc. (sometimes called the regular -re verbs).
  • In the plural forms of the present indicative and imperative, in the imperfect indicative, in the present subjunctive, and in the present participle, it is conjugated like appeler or jeter, using the stem prenn- before mute ‘e’ and the stem pren- elsewhere.
  • In the past participle, and in the past historic and the imperfect subjunctive, its conjugation resembles that of mettre.

Derived terms

Anagrams


Middle French

Etymology

Latin prehendō

Verb

prendre

  1. to take

Descendants


Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French prendre, from Latin prendō, prendere, an alternative form of prehendō, prehendere (lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch).

Verb

prendre

  1. (Jersey) to take

Antonyms

Derived terms


Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Latin prehendō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prẽn.drə/

Verb

prendre

  1. to take

Conjugation

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

Related terms

Descendants


Old Provençal

Alternative forms

  • penre
  • perne
  • prener
  • prenze

Etymology

Latin prehendere, present active infinitive of prehendō. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French prendre.

Verb

prendre

  1. to take

Descendants

References