advenir

French

Etymology

Latin advenire, present active infinitive of advenio.

Verb

advenir

1. (impersonal, literary or poetic) To happen, to occur.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of advenir (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		advenir			être advenu
gerund		en advenant			en étant advenu
present participle		advenant
past participle		advenu
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	adviens	adviens	advient	advenons	advenez	adviennent
	imperfect	advenais	advenais	advenait	advenions	adveniez	advenaient
	past historic1	advins	advins	advint	advînmes	advîntes	advinrent
	future	adviendrai	adviendras	adviendra	adviendrons	adviendrez	adviendront
	conditional	adviendrais	adviendrais	adviendrait	adviendrions	adviendriez	adviendraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of être followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of être followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of être followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of être followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of être followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	advienne	adviennes	advienne	advenions	adveniez	adviennent
	imperfect1	advinsse	advinsses	advînt	advinssions	advinssiez	advinssent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of être followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of être followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	adviens	—	advenons	advenez	—
1literary tenses

Anagrams

• vendrai, viendra

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Middle French

Etymology

Latin advenire, present active infinitive of advenio.

Verb

advenir

1. to happen, to occur
   • 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais, book II, chapter 37:

     là où, quand ils sont beaucoup, ils descrient tous les coups le mestier, d’autant qu’il leur advient de faire plus souvent mal que bien.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin advenīre, present active infinitive of adveniō

Verb

advenir (first-person singular present advengo, first-person singular preterite advine, past participle advenido)

1. (intransitive) to arrive
2. (intransitive) to happen

Conjugation

    Conjugation of advenir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			advenir
gerund			adviniendo
past participle			advenido
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	advengo	advienes	adviene	advenimos	advenís	advienen
	imperfect	advenía	advenías	advenía	adveníamos	adveníais	advenían
	preterite	advine	adviniste	advino	advinimos	advinisteis	advinieron
	future	advendré	advendrás	advendrá	advendremos	advendréis	advendrán
	conditional	advendría	advendrías	advendría	advendríamos	advendríais	advendrían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	advenga	advengas	advenga	advengamos	advengáis	advengan
	imperfect (ra)	adviniera	advinieras	adviniera	adviniéramos	advinierais	advinieran
	imperfect (se)	adviniese	advinieses	adviniese	adviniésemos	advinieseis	adviniesen
	future	adviniere	advinieres	adviniere	adviniéremos	adviniereis	advinieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		advén	advenga	advengamos	advenid	advengan
	negative		no advengas	no advenga	no advengamos	no advengáis	no advengan

Other verbs with this conjugation:

► Spanish verbs ending in -ir (conjugation venir)

Synonyms

• (to arrive): llegar

Related terms

• avenir