prendre

See also: prendré

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Etymology

From Old Occitan prendre, from Latin prendere, alternative form of prehendere, present active infinitive of prehendō, from prae- (“before”) + *hendō (“I take, seize”) (not attested without prefix), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed-.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈp(ɾ)ən.dɾə/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /ˈp(ɾ)ɛn.dɾə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈp(ɾ)en.dɾe/

Verb

prendre (first-person singular present prenc, past participle pres)

  1. to take

Conjugation

Derived terms

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Franco-Provençal

Etymology

From Latin prendere, variant of prehendere (“to seize”), present active infinitive of prehendō.

Verb

prendre

  1. to take

Conjugation

French

Etymology

From Middle French prendre, from Old French prendre, prandre, from Latin prendere, alternative form of prehendere (“to seize”), present active infinitive of prehendō, from prae- (“before”) + *hendō (“I take, seize”) (not attested without prefix), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed-; confer English apprehend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɑ̃dʁ/
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Verb

prendre

  1. to take
    prends ma main.
    take my hand.
  2. to eat; to drink
    elle prend un café
    she is drinking a coffee
  3. to get; to buy
  4. to rob; to deprive
  5. (of fire) to break out
    prendre feu
    to catch fire
  6. (reflexive) to get (something) caught (in), to jam
    je me suis pris la main dans la porte
    I caught my hand in the door

Conjugation

This verb is quite irregular, with the following patterns:

  • In the infinitive, in the singular forms of the present indicative, and in the future and the conditional, it is conjugated like rendre, perdre, etc. (sometimes called the regular -re verbs).
  • In the plural forms of the present indicative and imperative, in the imperfect indicative, in the present subjunctive, and in the present participle, it is conjugated like appeler or jeter, using the stem prenn- before mute ‘e’ and the stem pren- elsewhere.
  • In the past participle, and in the past historic and the imperfect subjunctive, its conjugation resembles that of mettre.
  Conjugation of prendre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive prendre avoir pris
gerund en prenant en ayant pris
present participle prenant
/pʁə.nɑ̃/
past participle pris
/pʁi/
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
simple
tenses		 present prends
/pʁɑ̃/		 prends
/pʁɑ̃/		 prend
/pʁɑ̃/		 prenons
/pʁə.nɔ̃/		 prenez
/pʁə.ne/		 prennent
/pʁɛn/
imperfect prenais
/pʁə.nɛ/		 prenais
/pʁə.nɛ/		 prenait
/pʁə.nɛ/		 prenions
/pʁə.njɔ̃/		 preniez
/pʁə.nje/		 prenaient
/pʁə.nɛ/
past historic1 pris
/pʁi/		 pris
/pʁi/		 prit
/pʁi/		 prîmes
/pʁim/		 prîtes
/pʁit/		 prirent
/pʁiʁ/
future prendrai
/pʁɑ̃.dʁe/		 prendras
/pʁɑ̃.dʁa/		 prendra
/pʁɑ̃.dʁa/		 prendrons
/pʁɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/		 prendrez
/pʁɑ̃.dʁe/		 prendront
/pʁɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional prendrais
/pʁɑ̃.dʁɛ/		 prendrais
/pʁɑ̃.dʁɛ/		 prendrait
/pʁɑ̃.dʁɛ/		 prendrions
/pʁɑ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/		 prendriez
/pʁɑ̃.dʁi.je/		 prendraient
/pʁɑ̃.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 prenne
/pʁɛn/		 prennes
/pʁɛn/		 prenne
/pʁɛn/		 prenions
/pʁə.njɔ̃/		 preniez
/pʁə.nje/		 prennent
/pʁɛn/
imperfect1 prisse
/pʁis/		 prisses
/pʁis/		 prît
/pʁi/		 prissions
/pʁi.sjɔ̃/		 prissiez
/pʁi.sje/		 prissent
/pʁis/
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 –
— prends
/pʁɑ̃/		 — prenons
/pʁə.nɔ̃/		 prenez
/pʁə.ne/		 —
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Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French prendre, prandre, from Latin prendō, prendere, from prehendō.

Verb

prendre

  1. to take

Descendants

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French prendre, prandre, from Latin prendō, prendere, an alternative form of prehendō, prehendere (“lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch”).

Verb

prendre

  1. (Jersey) to take

Antonyms

Derived terms

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin prendere, present active infinitive of prendō, alternative form of prehendō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈprẽn.drə/, (later) /ˈprãn.drə/

Verb

prendre

  1. to take

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of prendre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive prendre avoir pris
gerund en prenant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle prenant
past participle pris
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present preing, pren prenz prent prenons prenez prenent
imperfect prenoie, preneie prenoies, preneies prenoit, preneit preniiens, preniens preniiez, preniez prenoient, preneient
preterite pris preṣis prist preṣimes preṣistes prisdrent
future prendrai prendras prendra prendrons prendroiz, prendreiz, prendrez prendront
conditional prendroie, prendreie prendroies, prendreies prendroit, prendreit prendriiens, prendriens prendriiez, prendriez prendroient, prendreient
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 anterior Use the preterite 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 jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present preigne preignes preigne prenons, preigniens, preignons prenez, preigniez preignent
imperfect preṣisse preṣisses preṣist preṣissons, preṣissiens preṣissoiz, preṣissez, preṣissiez preṣissent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— pren — prenons prenez —

Descendants

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

  • penre
  • perne
  • prener
  • prenze

Etymology

From Latin prendere, variant of prehendere, present active infinitive of prehendō. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French prendre.

Verb

prendre

  1. to take

Descendants

References

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