obtenir

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obtineō, obtinēre, with conjugation based on tenir.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /op.təˈni/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /up.təˈni/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /op.teˈniɾ/

Verb

obtenir (first-person singular present obtinc, past participle obtingut)

  1. to obtain, to get

Conjugation

As tenir, but lacking the imperative té.

References

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French obtenir, borrowed from Latin obtineō, obtinēre, with conjugation based on tenir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔp.tə.niʁ/
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Verb

obtenir

  1. to get, to obtain

Conjugation

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 obtenir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive obtenir avoir obtenu
gerund en obtenant en ayant obtenu
present participle obtenant
/ɔp.tə.nɑ̃/
past participle obtenu
/ɔp.tə.ny/
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
simple
tenses		 present obtiens
/ɔp.tjɛ̃/		 obtiens
/ɔp.tjɛ̃/		 obtient
/ɔp.tjɛ̃/		 obtenons
/ɔp.tə.nɔ̃/		 obtenez
/ɔp.tə.ne/		 obtiennent
/ɔp.tjɛn/
imperfect obtenais
/ɔp.tə.nɛ/		 obtenais
/ɔp.tə.nɛ/		 obtenait
/ɔp.tə.nɛ/		 obtenions
/ɔp.tə.njɔ̃/		 obteniez
/ɔp.tə.nje/		 obtenaient
/ɔp.tə.nɛ/
past historic1 obtins
/ɔp.tɛ̃/		 obtins
/ɔp.tɛ̃/		 obtint
/ɔp.tɛ̃/		 obtînmes
/ɔp.tɛ̃m/		 obtîntes
/ɔp.tɛ̃t/		 obtinrent
/ɔp.tɛ̃ʁ/
future obtiendrai
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁe/		 obtiendras
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁa/		 obtiendra
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁa/		 obtiendrons
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/		 obtiendrez
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁe/		 obtiendront
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional obtiendrais
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/		 obtiendrais
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/		 obtiendrait
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/		 obtiendrions
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/		 obtiendriez
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁi.je/		 obtiendraient
/ɔp.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior1 Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il que nous que vous qu’ils
simple
tenses		 present obtienne
/ɔp.tjɛn/		 obtiennes
/ɔp.tjɛn/		 obtienne
/ɔp.tjɛn/		 obtenions
/ɔp.tə.njɔ̃/		 obteniez
/ɔp.tə.nje/		 obtiennent
/ɔp.tjɛn/
imperfect1 obtinsse
/ɔp.tɛ̃s/		 obtinsses
/ɔp.tɛ̃s/		 obtînt
/ɔp.tɛ̃/		 obtinssions
/ɔp.tɛ̃.sjɔ̃/		 obtinssiez
/ɔp.tɛ̃.sje/		 obtinssent
/ɔp.tɛ̃s/
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect1 Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— obtiens
/ɔp.tjɛ̃/		 — obtenons
/ɔp.tə.nɔ̃/		 obtenez
/ɔp.tə.ne/		 —
1literary tenses

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French obtenir.

Verb

obtenir

  1. to obtain

Descendants

Old French

Etymology

First known attestation 1283[1], borrowed from Latin obtineō, obtinēre, with conjugation modeled on tenir.

Verb

obtenir

  1. to obtain

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ “obtenir” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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