pretendre

pretendre

See also: prétendre and pretendré

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetendō.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /pɾəˈten.dɾə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈten.dɾe/

Verb

pretendre (first-person singular present pretenc, past participle pretès)

1. to pursue, to seek

Conjugation

Conjugation of pretendre (second conjugation with velar infix, irregular past participle)

infinitive			pretendre
present participle			pretenent
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		pretès		pretesa
		plural		pretesos		preteses
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	pretenc	pretens	pretén	pretenem	preteneu	pretenen
	imperfect	pretenia	pretenies	pretenia	preteníem	preteníeu	pretenien
	future	pretendré	pretendràs	pretendrà	pretendrem	pretendreu	pretendran
	preterite	pretenguí	pretengueres	pretengué	pretenguérem	pretenguéreu	pretengueren
	conditional	pretendria	pretendries	pretendria	pretendríem	pretendríeu	pretendrien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	pretengui	pretenguis	pretengui	pretenguem	pretengueu	pretenguin
	imperfect	pretengués	pretenguessis	pretengués	pretenguéssim	pretenguéssiu	pretenguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	pretén	pretengui	pretenguem	preteneu	pretenguin

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French pretendre, borrowed from Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetendō.

Verb

pretendre

1. to claim

Descendants

• English: pretend (borrowed)
• French: prétendre

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Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praetendere, present active infinitive of praetendō.

Verb

pretendre

1. to claim

Descendants

• English: pretend (borrowed)
• French: prétendre