mantindre

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mənˈtin.dɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [manˈtin.dɾe]

Verb

mantindre (first-person singular present mantinc, first-person singular preterite mantinguí, past participle mantingut); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

1. (chiefly Valencia) Alternative form of mantenir

Usage notes

• Considered less formal than mantenir, except in Valencian, where it is the standard form.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mantindre (third conjugation, without -eix-, irregular, with velar infix)

infinitive			mantindre
gerund			mantenint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		mantingut		mantinguda
		plural		mantinguts		mantingudes
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	mantinc	mantens	manté	mantenim	manteniu	mantenen
	imperfect	mantenia	mantenies	mantenia	manteníem	manteníeu	mantenien
	future	mantindré	mantindràs	mantindrà	mantindrem	mantindreu	mantindran
	preterite	mantinguí	mantingueres	mantingué	mantinguérem	mantinguéreu	mantingueren
	conditional	mantindria	mantindries	mantindria	mantindríem	mantindríeu	mantindrien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	mantingui	mantinguis	mantingui	mantinguem	mantingueu	mantinguin
	imperfect	mantingués	mantinguessis	mantingués	mantinguéssim	mantinguéssiu	mantinguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	mantén, mantingues	mantingui	mantinguem	manteniu, mantingueu	mantinguin
	negative (no)	—	no mantinguis	no mantingui	no mantinguem	no mantingueu	no mantinguin

Further reading

• “mantindre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “mantindre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.