entretenir

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From entre +‎ tenir.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

entretenir (first-person singular present entretinc, past participle entretingut)

  1. to delay, hold up
    Synonym: retenir
  2. to entertain
    Synonyms: divertir, distreure

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of entretenir (second conjugation with velar infix, type tenir)
infinitive entretenir
present participle entretenint
past participle masculine feminine
singular entretingut entretinguda
plural entretinguts entretingudes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present entretinc entretens entreté entretenim entreteniu entretenen
imperfect entretenia entretenies entretenia entreteníem entreteníeu entretenien
future entretindré entretindràs entretindrà entretindrem entretindreu entretindran
preterite entretinguí entretingueres entretingué entretinguérem entretinguéreu entretingueren
conditional entretindria entretindries entretindria entretindríem entretindríeu entretindrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present entretingui entretinguis entretingui entretinguem entretingueu entretinguin
imperfect entretingués entretinguessis entretingués entretinguéssim entretinguéssiu entretinguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
— entreté entretingui entretinguem entreteniu entretinguin

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle French entretenir, from Old French entretenir; equivalent to entre + tenir.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).niʁ/
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Verb[edit]

entretenir

  1. (transitive) to maintain, to look after
  2. (transitive) to support (e.g a family)
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to fuel, to keep something going
  4. (reflexive) to have a discussion (with someone)
  5. (reflexive) to keep fit

Conjugation[edit]

This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -tenir, such as contenir and détenir, are conjugated this way.

Conjugation of entretenir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple entretenir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple entretenant
/ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle entretenu
/ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).ny/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present entretiens
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃/ 		entretiens
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃/ 		entretient
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃/ 		entretenons
/ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).nɔ̃/ 		entretenez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).ne/ 		entretiennent
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛn/
imperfect entretenais
/ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).nɛ/ 		entretenais
/ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).nɛ/ 		entretenait
/ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).nɛ/ 		entretenions
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tə.njɔ̃/ 		entreteniez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tə.nje/ 		entretenaient
/ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).nɛ/
past historic2 entretins
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃/ 		entretins
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃/ 		entretint
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃/ 		entretînmes
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃m/ 		entretîntes
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃t/ 		entretinrent
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃ʁ/
future entretiendrai
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁe/ 		entretiendras
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁa/ 		entretiendra
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁa/ 		entretiendrons
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/ 		entretiendrez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁe/ 		entretiendront
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional entretiendrais
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		entretiendrais
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		entretiendrait
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		entretiendrions
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ 		entretiendriez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁi.je/ 		entretiendraient
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present entretienne
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛn/ 		entretiennes
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛn/ 		entretienne
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛn/ 		entretenions
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tə.njɔ̃/ 		entreteniez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tə.nje/ 		entretiennent
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛn/
imperfect2 entretinsse
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃s/ 		entretinsses
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃s/ 		entretînt
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃/ 		entretinssions
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		entretinssiez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃.sje/ 		entretinssent
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tɛ̃s/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — entretiens
/ɑ̃.tʁə.tjɛ̃/ 		— entretenons
/ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).nɔ̃/ 		entretenez
/ɑ̃.tʁə.t(ə).ne/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is only usable with the 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).

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French entretenir.

Verb[edit]

entretenir

  1. (transitive) to maintain; to look after

Descendants[edit]

  • English: entertain
  • French: entretenir

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

entre + tenir.

Verb[edit]

entretenir

  1. (reflexive, s'entretenir) to support one another

Descendants[edit]

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