pretendre

See also: prétendre and pretendré

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Etymology

From Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetendō.

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /pɾəˈten.dɾə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /pɾeˈten.dɾe/

Verb

pretendre (first-person singular present pretenc, past participle pretès)

  1. to pursue, to seek

Conjugation
Conjugation of pretendre (second conjugation with velar infix, irregular past participle)
infinitive pretendre
present participle pretenent
past participle masculine feminine
singular pretès pretesa
plural pretesos preteses
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present pretenc pretens pretén pretenem preteneu pretenen
imperfect pretenia pretenies pretenia preteníem preteníeu pretenien
future pretendré pretendràs pretendrà pretendrem pretendreu pretendran
preterite pretenguí pretengueres pretengué pretenguérem pretenguéreu pretengueren
conditional pretendria pretendries pretendria pretendríem pretendríeu pretendrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present pretengui pretenguis pretengui pretenguem pretengueu pretenguin
imperfect pretengués pretenguessis pretengués pretenguéssim pretenguéssiu pretenguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— pretén pretengui pretenguem preteneu pretenguin

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French pretendre, borrowed from Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetendō.

Verb

pretendre

  1. to claim

Descendants

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetendō.

Verb

pretendre

  1. to claim

Descendants
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