convenir
Catalan
Alternative forms
- convindre
Etymology
From Latin conveniō, convenīre.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /kom.vəˈni/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kum.bəˈni/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kom.veˈniɾ/
- Rhymes: -i(ɾ)
Verb
convenir (first-person singular present convinc, past participle convingut)
- (intransitive) to be apt or suitable
- (intransitive) to agree (to harmonize in opinion or action)
- Synonym: estar d'acord
Conjugation
Conjugation of convenir (second conjugation with velar infix, type tenir)
| infinitive | convenir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | convenint | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | convingut | convinguda | |||||
| plural | convinguts | convingudes | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | convinc | convens | convé | convenim | conveniu | convenen | |
| imperfect | convenia | convenies | convenia | conveníem | conveníeu | convenien | |
| future | convindré | convindràs | convindrà | convindrem | convindreu | convindran | |
| preterite | convinguí | convingueres | convingué | convinguérem | convinguéreu | convingueren | |
| conditional | convindria | convindries | convindria | convindríem | convindríeu | convindrien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | convingui | convinguis | convingui | convinguem | convingueu | convinguin | |
| imperfect | convingués | convinguessis | convingués | convinguéssim | convinguéssiu | convinguessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | convén | convingui | convinguem | conveniu | convinguin | ||
Derived terms
- desconvenir
Related terms
- convenció
- conveni
- conveniència
- convenient
Further reading
- “convenir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
From Latin convenire, present active infinitive of conveniō. Spelt covenir in Old French, etymologically reconstructed in Middle French to closer match the original Latin spelling.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃v.niʁ/
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Verb
convenir
- to admit; to agree [+ de (object) = to/upon]
- (impersonal) to be appropriate or admissible (to be agreed upon according to convention) [+ de (object)]
- to suit; to be convenient for [+ à (someone)]
- On se voit mardi, si cela convient aux autres. ― We’ll meet up on Tuesday, if this suits the others.
Usage notes
When conjugating convenir, compound tenses cannot be formed using être as the auxiliary verb in the sense of “to suit”. It must take avoir. This is even though it derives from venir, which takes être.
Conjugation
This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -venir, such as revenir 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 convenir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | convenir | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | convenant /kɔ̃v.nɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | convenu /kɔ̃v.ny/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | conviens /kɔ̃.vjɛ̃/ | conviens /kɔ̃.vjɛ̃/ | convient /kɔ̃.vjɛ̃/ | convenons /kɔ̃v.nɔ̃/ | convenez /kɔ̃v.ne/ | conviennent /kɔ̃.vjɛn/ |
| imperfect | convenais /kɔ̃v.nɛ/ | convenais /kɔ̃v.nɛ/ | convenait /kɔ̃v.nɛ/ | convenions /kɔ̃.və.njɔ̃/ | conveniez /kɔ̃.və.nje/ | convenaient /kɔ̃v.nɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | convins /kɔ̃.vɛ̃/ | convins /kɔ̃.vɛ̃/ | convint /kɔ̃.vɛ̃/ | convînmes /kɔ̃.vɛ̃m/ | convîntes /kɔ̃.vɛ̃t/ | convinrent /kɔ̃.vɛ̃ʁ/ | |
| future | conviendrai /kɔ̃.vjɛ̃.dʁe/ | conviendras /kɔ̃.vjɛ̃.dʁa/ | conviendra /kɔ̃.vjɛ̃.dʁa/ | conviendrons /kɔ̃.vjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/ | conviendrez /kɔ̃.vjɛ̃.dʁe/ | conviendront /kɔ̃.vjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | conviendrais /kɔ̃.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ | conviendrais /kɔ̃.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ | conviendrait /kɔ̃.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/ | conviendrions /kɔ̃.vjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ | conviendriez /kɔ̃.vjɛ̃.dʁi.je/ | conviendraient /kɔ̃.vjɛ̃.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 | convienne /kɔ̃.vjɛn/ | conviennes /kɔ̃.vjɛn/ | convienne /kɔ̃.vjɛn/ | convenions /kɔ̃.və.njɔ̃/ | conveniez /kɔ̃.və.nje/ | conviennent /kɔ̃.vjɛn/ |
| imperfect2 | convinsse /kɔ̃.vɛ̃s/ | convinsses /kɔ̃.vɛ̃s/ | convînt /kɔ̃.vɛ̃/ | convinssions /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.sjɔ̃/ | convinssiez /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.sje/ | convinssent /kɔ̃.vɛ̃s/ | |
| (compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | conviens /kɔ̃.vjɛ̃/ | — | convenons /kɔ̃v.nɔ̃/ | convenez /kɔ̃v.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 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:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Related terms
- convenance
- convention
Further reading
- “convenir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin convenīre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kombeˈniɾ/ [kõm.beˈniɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: con‧ve‧nir
Verb
convenir (first-person singular present convengo, first-person singular preterite convine, past participle convenido)
- (transitive) to agree, agree on, agree upon
- Synonyms: acordar, concordar
- (transitive, intransitive) to be convenient, suit
- to admit
- Synonym: admitir
- to arrange (bring together various parts to build or form something)
- (transitive) to convene
Conjugation
Conjugation of convenir (irregular; e-ie-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | convenir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | conviniendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | convenido | convenida | |||||
| plural | convenidos | convenidas | |||||
| 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 | convengo | convienestú convenísvos | conviene | convenimos | convenís | convienen | |
| imperfect | convenía | convenías | convenía | conveníamos | conveníais | convenían | |
| preterite | convine | conviniste | convino | convinimos | convinisteis | convinieron | |
| future | convendré | convendrás | convendrá | convendremos | convendréis | convendrán | |
| conditional | convendría | convendrías | convendría | convendríamos | convendríais | convendrían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | convenga | convengastú convengásvos2 | convenga | convengamos | convengáis | convengan | |
| imperfect (ra) | conviniera | convinieras | conviniera | conviniéramos | convinierais | convinieran | |
| imperfect (se) | conviniese | convinieses | conviniese | conviniésemos | convinieseis | conviniesen | |
| future1 | conviniere | convinieres | conviniere | conviniéremos | conviniereis | convinieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | convéntú convenívos | convenga | convengamos | convenid | convengan | ||
| negative | no convengas | no convenga | no convengamos | no convengáis | no convengan | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of convenir (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 convenir | |||||||
| dative | convenirme | convenirte | convenirle, convenirse | convenirnos | conveniros | convenirles, convenirse | |
| accusative | convenirme | convenirte | convenirlo, convenirla, convenirse | convenirnos | conveniros | convenirlos, convenirlas, convenirse | |
| with gerund conviniendo | |||||||
| dative | conviniéndome | conviniéndote | conviniéndole, conviniéndose | conviniéndonos | conviniéndoos | conviniéndoles, conviniéndose | |
| accusative | conviniéndome | conviniéndote | conviniéndolo, conviniéndola, conviniéndose | conviniéndonos | conviniéndoos | conviniéndolos, conviniéndolas, conviniéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative convén | |||||||
| dative | convenme | convente | convenle | convennos | not used | convenles | |
| accusative | convenme | convente | convenlo, convenla | convennos | not used | convenlos, convenlas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative convení | |||||||
| dative | convenime | convenite | convenile | conveninos | not used | conveniles | |
| accusative | convenime | convenite | convenilo, convenila | conveninos | not used | convenilos, convenilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative convenga | |||||||
| dative | convéngame | not used | convéngale, convéngase | convénganos | not used | convéngales | |
| accusative | convéngame | not used | convéngalo, convéngala, convéngase | convénganos | not used | convéngalos, convéngalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative convengamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | convengámoste | convengámosle | convengámonos | convengámoos | convengámosles | |
| accusative | not used | convengámoste | convengámoslo, convengámosla | convengámonos | convengámoos | convengámoslos, convengámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative convenid | |||||||
| dative | convenidme | not used | convenidle | convenidnos | conveníos | convenidles | |
| accusative | convenidme | not used | convenidlo, convenidla | convenidnos | conveníos | convenidlos, convenidlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative convengan | |||||||
| dative | convénganme | not used | convénganle | convéngannos | not used | convénganles, convénganse | |
| accusative | convénganme | not used | convénganlo, convénganla | convéngannos | not used | convénganlos, convénganlas, convénganse | |
Related terms
- convención
- conveniencia
- conveniente
- convenio
Further reading
- “convenir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014