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contenir

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin continēre; adapted to inherited tenir.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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contenir (first-person singular present continc, first-person singular preterite continguí, past participle contingut); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. to contain

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of contenir (third conjugation, without -eix-, irregular, with velar infix)
infinitive contenir
gerund contenint
past participle masculine feminine
singular contingut continguda
plural continguts contingudes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present continc contens conté contenim conteniu contenen
imperfect contenia contenies contenia conteníem conteníeu contenien
future contindré contindràs contindrà contindrem contindreu contindran
preterite continguí contingueres contingué continguérem continguéreu contingueren
conditional contindria contindries contindria contindríem contindríeu contindrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present contingui continguis contingui continguem contingueu continguin
imperfect contingués continguessis contingués continguéssim continguéssiu continguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — contén, contingues contingui continguem conteniu, contingueu continguin
negative (no) — no continguis no contingui no continguem no contingueu no continguin

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French contenir, borrowed from Latin continēre.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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contenir

  1. (transitive) to contain
  2. (transitive) to contain, to hold back, to keep in check (to control)
    contenir ses émotions ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (transitive) to hold, to take, to seat (to have a capacity of)
    Cette salle peut contenir deux cent personnes. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  4. (reflexive)

Conjugation

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This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -tenir, such as retenir and détenir, are conjugated this way. Such verbs are the only verbs whose the past historic and subjunctive imperfect endings do not start in one of these thematic vowels (-a-, -i-, -u-).

Conjugation of contenir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple contenir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple contenant
/kɔ̃t.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle contenu
/kɔ̃t.ny/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present contiens
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃/ 		contiens
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃/ 		contient
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃/ 		contenons
/kɔ̃t.nɔ̃/ 		contenez
/kɔ̃t.ne/ 		contiennent
/kɔ̃.tjɛn/
imperfect contenais
/kɔ̃t.nɛ/ 		contenais
/kɔ̃t.nɛ/ 		contenait
/kɔ̃t.nɛ/ 		contenions
/kɔ̃.tə.njɔ̃/ 		conteniez
/kɔ̃.tə.nje/ 		contenaient
/kɔ̃t.nɛ/
past historic2 contins
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃/ 		contins
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃/ 		contint
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃/ 		contînmes
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃m/ 		contîntes
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃t/ 		continrent
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃ʁ/
future contiendrai
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁe/ 		contiendras
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁa/ 		contiendra
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁa/ 		contiendrons
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/ 		contiendrez
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁe/ 		contiendront
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional contiendrais
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		contiendrais
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		contiendrait
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		contiendrions
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ 		contiendriez
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁi.je/ 		contiendraient
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present contienne
/kɔ̃.tjɛn/ 		contiennes
/kɔ̃.tjɛn/ 		contienne
/kɔ̃.tjɛn/ 		contenions
/kɔ̃.tə.njɔ̃/ 		conteniez
/kɔ̃.tə.nje/ 		contiennent
/kɔ̃.tjɛn/
imperfect2 continsse
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃s/ 		continsses
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃s/ 		contînt
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃/ 		continssions
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		continssiez
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃.sje/ 		continssent
/kɔ̃.tɛ̃s/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — contiens
/kɔ̃.tjɛ̃/ 		— contenons
/kɔ̃t.nɔ̃/ 		contenez
/kɔ̃t.ne/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin continēre, present active infinitive of contineō.

Verb

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contenir

  1. (reflexive, se contenir) to control oneself, to keep one's feelings and behavior in check
  2. (reflexive, se contenir) to behave (in a given way)

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem contien distinct from the unstressed stem conten, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of se contenir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive se contenir estre contenu
gerund en contenant gerund of estre + past participle
present participle contenant
past participle contenu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present me contieng, me contien te contiens se contient nos contenons vos contenez se contienent
imperfect me contenoie, me conteneie te contenoies, te conteneies se contenoit, se conteneit nos conteniiens, nos conteniens vos conteniiez, vos conteniez se contenoient, se conteneient
preterite me contin te contenis se contint nos contenimes vos contenistes se contindrent, se continrent
future me contendrai te contendras se contendra nos contendrons vos contendroiz, vos contendreiz, vos contendrez se contendront
conditional me contendroie, me contendreie te contendroies, te contendreies se contendroit, se contendreit nos contendriiens, nos contendriens vos contendriiez, vos contendriez se contendroient, se contendreient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of estre + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of estre + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of estre + past participle
future perfect future tense of estre + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of estre + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present me contiegne te contiegnes se contiegne nos contiegniens, nos contiegnons vos contiegniez se contiegnent
imperfect me contenisse te contenisses se contenist nos contenissons, nos contenissiens vos contenissoiz, vos contenissez, vos contenissiez se contenissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of estre + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of estre + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— contien-toi — contenons-nos contenez-vos —
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Descendants

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  • English: contain
  • French: contenir
  • Norman: cont'nîn
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