mentir

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Catalan [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin mentiri, present active infinitive of mentior.

Verb [edit]

mentir (first-person singular present menteixo, past participle mentit)

  1. to lie (say something untrue)

Conjugation [edit]

as dormir or as servir: the conjugation as servir is more usual.

Conjugation of mentir (third conjugation with -eix- infix)
infinitive mentir
present participle mentint
past participle mentit
person singular plural
first second third first second third
Indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present menteixo menteixes menteix mentim mentiu menteixen
imperfect mentia menties mentia mentíem mentíeu mentien
future mentiré mentiràs mentirà mentirem mentireu mentiran
preterite mentí mentires mentí mentírem mentíreu mentiren
conditional mentiria mentiries mentiria mentiríem mentiríeu mentirien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella nosaltres vosaltres ells/elles
present menteixi menteixis menteixi mentim mentiu menteixin
imperfect mentís mentissis mentís mentíssim mentíssiu mentissin
imperative - tu ell/ella nosaltres vosaltres ells/elles
— menteix menteixi mentim mentiu menteixin
Conjugation of mentir (third conjugation without -eix- infix)
infinitive mentir
present participle mentint
past participle mentit
person singular plural
first second third first second third
Indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present mento ments ment mentim mentiu menten
imperfect mentia menties mentia mentíem mentíeu mentien
future mentiré mentiràs mentirà mentirem mentireu mentiran
preterite mentí mentires mentí mentírem mentíreu mentiren
conditional mentiria mentiries mentiria mentiríem mentiríeu mentirien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella nosaltres vosaltres ells/elles
present menti mentis menti mentim mentiu mentin
imperfect mentís mentissis mentís mentíssim mentíssiu mentissin
imperative - tu ell/ella nosaltres vosaltres ells/elles
— ment menti mentim mentiu mentin

Related terms [edit]

References [edit]

Faroese [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [ˈmɛn̥tɪɹ]

Etymology [edit]

Plural form of Old Norse ment (education, art).

Noun [edit]

mentir f pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural menta)

  1. art, capability, skill
  2. (spiritual) culture
  3. (archaic) wizardry, witchcraft
  4. (archaic) power

Declension [edit]

f2p Plural
Indefinite Definite
Nominative mentir mentirnar
Accusative mentir mentirnar
Dative mentum mentunum
Genitive menta mentanna

French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin mentīrī, present active infinitive of mentior.

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

mentir

  1. to lie (say something untrue)

Conjugation [edit]

  • This is one of a fairly large group of irregular -ir verbs that are all conjugated the same way. Other members of this group include sortir and dormir. The biggest difference between these verbs' conjugation and that of the regular -ir verbs is that these verbs' conjugation does not use the infix -iss-. Further, this conjugation has the forms (je, tu) mens and (il) ment in the present indicative and imperative, whereas a regular -ir verb would have *mentis and *mentit (as in the past historic).
   Conjugation of mentir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive mentir avoir or être menti
gerund en mentant en ayant menti or en étant menti
present participle mentant
past participle menti
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
simple
tenses		 present mens mens ment mentons mentez mentent
imperfect mentais mentais mentait mentions mentiez mentaient
past historic1 mentis mentis mentit mentîmes mentîtes mentirent
future mentirai mentiras mentira mentirons mentirez mentiront
conditional mentirais mentirais mentirait mentirions mentiriez mentiraient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir or être followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir or être followed by the past participle
past anterior1 Use the past historic tense of avoir or être followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir or être followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir or être followed by the past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il que nous que vous qu’ils
simple
tenses		 present mente mentes mente mentions mentiez mentent
imperfect1 mentisse mentisses mentît mentissions mentissiez mentissent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir or être followed by the past participle
pluperfect1 Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir or être followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— mens — mentons mentez —
1literary tenses

Anagrams [edit]

Galician [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin mentīrī, present active infinitive of mentior.

Verb [edit]

mentir (first-person sg present minto, first-person sg preterite mentín, past participle mentido)

  1. to lie (say something untrue)

Conjugation [edit]

    Conjugation of mentir (e-i stem change)
infinitive mentir
gerund mentindo
past participle mentido
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative eu ti el / ela nós vós eles / elas
present minto mentes mente mentimos mentides menten
imperfect mentía mentías mentía mentiamos mentiades mentían
preterite mentín mentiches mentiu mentimos mentistes mentiron
pluperfect mentira mentiras mentira mentiramos mentirades mentiran
future mentirei mentirás mentirá mentiremos mentiredes mentirán
conditional mentiría mentirías mentiría mentiriamos mentiriades mentirían
subjunctive eu ti el / ela nós vós eles / elas
present minta mintas minta mintamos mintades mintan
preterite mentise mentises mentise mentísemos mentísedes mentisen
future mentir mentires mentir mentirmos mentirdes mentiren
imperative — ti el / ela nós vós eles / elas
— minte — — mentide —
personal infinitive eu ti el / ela nós vós eles / elas
mentir mentires mentir mentirmos mentirdes mentiren

Middle French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Latin mentior

Verb [edit]

mentir

  1. to lie (say something untrue)

Old French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Latin mentior

Verb [edit]

mentir

  1. to lie (say something untrue)

Old Provençal [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Latin mentior

Verb [edit]

mentir

  1. to lie (say something untrue)

Portuguese [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin mentiri, present active infinitive of mentior.

Verb [edit]

mentir (first-person singular present indicative minto, past participle mentido)

  1. to lie (say something untrue)

Related terms [edit]

Conjugation [edit]

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -entir verb mentir
Notes:
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(tu)		 Third-person
(ele/ela/você)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles/elas/vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal mentir
Personal mentir mentires mentir mentirmos mentirdes mentirem
Gerund
mentindo
Past participle
Masculine mentido mentidos
Feminine mentida mentidas
Indicative
Present minto mentes mente mentimos mentis mentem
Imperfect mentia mentias mentia mentíamos mentíeis mentiam
Preterite menti mentiste mentiu mentimos mentistes mentiram
Pluperfect mentira mentiras mentira mentíramos mentíreis mentiram
Future mentirei mentirás mentirá mentiremos mentireis mentirão
Conditional mentiria mentirias mentiria mentiríamos mentiríeis mentiriam
Subjunctive
Present minta mintas minta mintamos mintais mintam
Imperfect mentisse mentisses mentisse mentíssemos mentísseis mentissem
Future mentir mentires mentir mentirmos mentirdes mentirem
Imperative
Affirmative - mente minta mintamos menti mintam
Negative (não) - mintas minta mintamos mintais mintam

Spanish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin mentīrī, present active infinitive of mentior.

Verb [edit]

mentir (first-person singular present miento, first-person singular preterite mentí, past participle mentido)

  1. to lie (say something untrue)
    Me mientes
    You're lying to me.

Conjugation [edit]

    Conjugation of mentir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Rule: e becomes a ie in stressed syllables and i in certain conjugations.
infinitive mentir
gerund mintiendo
past participle mentido
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú él/ella
usted		 nosotros vosotros ellos/ellas
ustedes
present miento mientes miente mentimos mentís mienten
imperfect mentía mentías mentía mentíamos mentíais mentían
preterite mentí mentiste mintió mentimos mentisteis mintieron
future mentiré mentirás mentirá mentiremos mentiréis mentirán
conditional mentiría mentirías mentiría mentiríamos mentiríais mentirían
subjunctive yo tú él/ella
usted		 nosotros vosotros ellos/ellas
ustedes
present mienta mientas mienta mintamos mintáis mientan
imperfect
(ra)		 mintiera mintieras mintiera mintiéramos mintierais mintieran
imperfect
(se)		 mintiese mintieses mintiese mintiésemos mintieseis mintiesen
future mintiere mintieres mintiere mintiéremos mintiereis mintieren
imperative — tú usted nosotros vosotros ustedes
affirmative miente mienta mintamos mentid mientan
negative no mientas no mienta no mintamos no mintáis no mientan
Other verbs with this conjugation:
Spanish verbs ending in -ir (conjugation e-ie-i)

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