devenir

French

Alternative forms
  • dev'nir

Etymology

From Old French devenir, from Latin dēvenīre, present active infinitive of dēveniō, from dē + veniō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /də.v(ə).niʁ/
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Noun

devenir m (plural devenirs)

  1. future

Synonyms

Verb

devenir

  1. to become
  2. (Louisiana, followed by de) to come from

Conjugation

This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -venir, such as convenir and revenir, are conjugated this way.

Conjugation of devenir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle devenant
/də.v(ə).nɑ̃/
past participle devenu
/də.v(ə).ny/
infinitive
simple devenir
compound être + past participle
gerund1
simple devenant
/də.v(ə).nɑ̃/
compound étant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present deviens
/də.vjɛ̃/		 deviens
/də.vjɛ̃/		 devient
/də.vjɛ̃/		 devenons
/də.v(ə).nɔ̃/		 devenez
/də.v(ə).ne/		 deviennent
/də.vjɛn/
imperfect devenais
/də.v(ə).nɛ/		 devenais
/də.v(ə).nɛ/		 devenait
/də.v(ə).nɛ/		 devenions
/də.və.njɔ̃/		 deveniez
/də.və.nje/		 devenaient
/də.v(ə).nɛ/
past historic2 devins
/də.vɛ̃/		 devins
/də.vɛ̃/		 devint
/də.vɛ̃/		 devînmes
/də.vɛ̃m/		 devîntes
/də.vɛ̃t/		 devinrent
/də.vɛ̃ʁ/
future deviendrai
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁe/		 deviendras
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁa/		 deviendra
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁa/		 deviendrons
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/		 deviendrez
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁe/		 deviendront
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional deviendrais
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/		 deviendrais
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/		 deviendrait
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/		 deviendrions
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/		 deviendriez
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁi.je/		 deviendraient
/də.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of être + past participle
future perfect future of être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present devienne
/də.vjɛn/		 deviennes
/də.vjɛn/		 devienne
/də.vjɛn/		 devenions
/də.və.njɔ̃/		 deveniez
/də.və.nje/		 deviennent
/də.vjɛn/
imperfect2 devinsse
/də.vɛ̃s/		 devinsses
/də.vɛ̃s/		 devînt
/də.vɛ̃/		 devinssions
/də.vɛ̃.sjɔ̃/		 devinssiez
/də.vɛ̃.sje/		 devinssent
/də.vɛ̃s/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — deviens
/də.vjɛ̃/		 — devenons
/də.v(ə).nɔ̃/		 devenez
/də.v(ə).ne/		 —
compound — simple imperative of être + past participle — simple imperative of être + past participle simple imperative of être + past participle —
1 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Anagrams

Interlingua

Etymology

From French.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /de.veˈnir/

Verb

devenir

  1. to become

Conjugation
    Conjugation of devenir
infinitive devenir
participle present perfect
deveniente devenite
active present simple perfect
deveni ha devenite
past deveniva habeva devenite
future devenira habera devenite
conditional devenirea haberea devenite
imperative deveni
passive present simple perfect
es devenite ha essite devenite
past esseva devenite habeva essite devenite
future essera devenite habera essite devenite
conditional esserea devenite haberea essite devenite
imperative sia devenite

Old French

Etymology

First known attestation circa 980 as devenguz (nominative masculine singular past participle form). From Latin devenīre, present active infinitive of deveniō.

Verb

devenir

  1. to become
    • circa 1250, Marie de France, Yonec
      Chevaliers bels e genz devint.
      He turned into a handsome, noble knight.

Descendants

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French devenir.

Verb

devenir (first-person singular present devengo, first-person singular preterite devine, past participle devenido)

  1. to happen

Conjugation
        Conjugation of devenir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive devenir
    gerund deviniendo
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular devenido devenida
    plural devenidos devenidas
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    indicative yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present devengo devienestú
    devenísvos    		 deviene devenimos devenís devienen
    imperfect devenía devenías devenía deveníamos deveníais devenían
    preterite devine deviniste devino devinimos devinisteis devinieron
    future devendré devendrás devendrá devendremos devendréis devendrán
    conditional devendría devendrías devendría devendríamos devendríais devendrían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present devenga devengas devenga devengamos devengáis devengan
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 deviniera devinieras deviniera deviniéramos devinierais devinieran
    imperfect
    (se)    		 deviniese devinieses deviniese deviniésemos devinieseis deviniesen
    future1 deviniere devinieres deviniere deviniéremos deviniereis devinieren
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative devéntú
    devenívos    		 devenga devengamos devenid devengan
    negative no devengas no devenga no devengamos no devengáis no devengan
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    Other verbs with this conjugation:
    ► <a href='/wiki/Category:Spanish_verbs_ending_in_-ir_(conjugation_venir)' title='Category:Spanish verbs ending in -ir (conjugation venir)'>Spanish verbs ending in -ir (conjugation venir)</a>

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