provenir

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin prōvenīre, present active infinitive of prōveniō (“originate, arise”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

provenir (first-person singular present provinc, past participle provingut)

  1. to originate, to stem (from)
  2. to arise (from)

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of provenir (second conjugation with velar infix, type tenir)
infinitive provenir
present participle provenint
past participle masculine feminine
singular provingut provinguda
plural provinguts provingudes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present provinc provens prové provenim proveniu provenen
imperfect provenia provenies provenia proveníem proveníeu provenien
future provindré provindràs provindrà provindrem provindreu provindran
preterite provinguí provingueres provingué provinguérem provinguéreu provingueren
conditional provindria provindries provindria provindríem provindríeu provindrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present provingui provinguis provingui provinguem provingueu provinguin
imperfect provingués provinguessis provingués provinguéssim provinguéssiu provinguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
— provén provingui provinguem proveniu provinguin

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin prōvenīre, present active infinitive of prōveniō (“originate, arise”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pʁɔv.niʁ/
  • Audio(file)

Verb[edit]

provenir

  1. to originate (from)
  2. to arise (from)

Conjugation[edit]

This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -venir, such as convenir and devenir, are conjugated this way. Such verbs are the only verbs whose the past historic and subjunctive imperfect endings do not start in one of these thematic vowels (-a-, -i-, -u-).

Conjugation of provenir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple provenir
compound être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple provenant
/pʁɔv.nɑ̃/
compound étant + past participle
past participle provenu
/pʁɔv.ny/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present proviens
/pʁɔ.vjɛ̃/ 		proviens
/pʁɔ.vjɛ̃/ 		provient
/pʁɔ.vjɛ̃/ 		provenons
/pʁɔv.nɔ̃/ 		provenez
/pʁɔv.ne/ 		proviennent
/pʁɔ.vjɛn/
imperfect provenais
/pʁɔv.nɛ/ 		provenais
/pʁɔv.nɛ/ 		provenait
/pʁɔv.nɛ/ 		provenions
/pʁɔ.və.njɔ̃/ 		proveniez
/pʁɔ.və.nje/ 		provenaient
/pʁɔv.nɛ/
past historic2 provins
/pʁɔ.vɛ̃/ 		provins
/pʁɔ.vɛ̃/ 		provint
/pʁɔ.vɛ̃/ 		provînmes
/pʁɔ.vɛ̃m/ 		provîntes
/pʁɔ.vɛ̃t/ 		provinrent
/pʁɔ.vɛ̃ʁ/
future proviendrai
/pʁɔ.vjɛ̃.dʁe/ 		proviendras
/pʁɔ.vjɛ̃.dʁa/ 		proviendra
/pʁɔ.vjɛ̃.dʁa/ 		proviendrons
/pʁɔ.vjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/ 		proviendrez
/pʁɔ.vjɛ̃.dʁe/ 		proviendront
/pʁɔ.vjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional proviendrais
/pʁɔ.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		proviendrais
/pʁɔ.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		proviendrait
/pʁɔ.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ 		proviendrions
/pʁɔ.vjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ 		proviendriez
/pʁɔ.vjɛ̃.dʁi.je/ 		proviendraient
/pʁɔ.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of être + past participle
future perfect future of être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present provienne
/pʁɔ.vjɛn/ 		proviennes
/pʁɔ.vjɛn/ 		provienne
/pʁɔ.vjɛn/ 		provenions
/pʁɔ.və.njɔ̃/ 		proveniez
/pʁɔ.və.nje/ 		proviennent
/pʁɔ.vjɛn/
imperfect2 provinsse
/pʁɔ.vɛ̃s/ 		provinsses
/pʁɔ.vɛ̃s/ 		provînt
/pʁɔ.vɛ̃/ 		provinssions
/pʁɔ.vɛ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		provinssiez
/pʁɔ.vɛ̃.sje/ 		provinssent
/pʁɔ.vɛ̃s/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — proviens
/pʁɔ.vjɛ̃/ 		— provenons
/pʁɔv.nɔ̃/ 		provenez
/pʁɔv.ne/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of être + past participle — simple imperative of être + past participle simple imperative of être + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin prōvenīre, present active infinitive of prōveniō (“originate, arise”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pɾobeˈniɾ/ [pɾo.β̞eˈniɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: pro‧ve‧nir

Verb[edit]

provenir (first-person singular present provengo, first-person singular preterite provine, past participle provenido)

  1. originate, arise (from)
    Synonym: originar

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of provenir (irregular; e-ie-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive provenir
gerund proviniendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular provenido provenida
plural provenidos provenidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present provengo provienestú
provenísvos 		proviene provenimos provenís provienen
imperfect provenía provenías provenía proveníamos proveníais provenían
preterite provine proviniste provino provinimos provinisteis provinieron
future provendré provendrás provendrá provendremos provendréis provendrán
conditional provendría provendrías provendría provendríamos provendríais provendrían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present provenga provengastú
provengásvos2 		provenga provengamos provengáis provengan
imperfect
(ra) 		proviniera provinieras proviniera proviniéramos provinierais provinieran
imperfect
(se) 		proviniese provinieses proviniese proviniésemos provinieseis proviniesen
future1 proviniere provinieres proviniere proviniéremos proviniereis provinieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative provéntú
provenívos 		provenga provengamos provenid provengan
negative no provengas no provenga no provengamos no provengáis no provengan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of provenir (irregular; e-ie-i alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive provenir
dative provenirme provenirte provenirle, provenirse provenirnos proveniros provenirles, provenirse
accusative provenirme provenirte provenirlo, provenirla, provenirse provenirnos proveniros provenirlos, provenirlas, provenirse
with gerund proviniendo
dative proviniéndome proviniéndote proviniéndole, proviniéndose proviniéndonos proviniéndoos proviniéndoles, proviniéndose
accusative proviniéndome proviniéndote proviniéndolo, proviniéndola, proviniéndose proviniéndonos proviniéndoos proviniéndolos, proviniéndolas, proviniéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative provén
dative provenme provente provenle provennos not used provenles
accusative provenme provente provenlo, provenla provennos not used provenlos, provenlas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative provení
dative provenime provenite provenile proveninos not used proveniles
accusative provenime provenite provenilo, provenila proveninos not used provenilos, provenilas
with formal second-person singular imperative provenga
dative provéngame not used provéngale, provéngase provénganos not used provéngales
accusative provéngame not used provéngalo, provéngala, provéngase provénganos not used provéngalos, provéngalas
with first-person plural imperative provengamos
dative not used provengámoste provengámosle provengámonos provengámoos provengámosles
accusative not used provengámoste provengámoslo, provengámosla provengámonos provengámoos provengámoslos, provengámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative provenid
dative provenidme not used provenidle provenidnos proveníos provenidles
accusative provenidme not used provenidlo, provenidla provenidnos proveníos provenidlos, provenidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative provengan
dative provénganme not used provénganle provéngannos not used provénganles, provénganse
accusative provénganme not used provénganlo, provénganla provéngannos not used provénganlos, provénganlas, provénganse

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