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fendre

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin findere, from Proto-Italic *findō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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fendre (first-person singular present fenc, first-person singular preterite fenguí, past participle fes); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (transitive) to split, to cleave
  2. (transitive) to score (cut a groove in order to create a fold)

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of fendre (second conjugation, irregular, with velar infix)
infinitive fendre
gerund fenent
past participle masculine feminine
singular fes fesa
plural fesos feses
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present fenc fens fen fenem feneu fenen
imperfect fenia fenies fenia feníem feníeu fenien
future fendré fendràs fendrà fendrem fendreu fendran
preterite fenguí fengueres fengué fenguérem fenguéreu fengueren
conditional fendria fendries fendria fendríem fendríeu fendrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present fengui fenguis fengui fenguem fengueu fenguin
imperfect fengués fenguessis fengués fenguéssim fenguéssiu fenguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — fen fengui fenguem feneu fenguin
negative (no) — no fenguis no fengui no fenguem no fengueu no fenguin

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  • “fendre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French fendre, from Latin findere, from Proto-Italic *findō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɑ̃dʁ/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃dr

Verb

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fendre

  1. to split, to chop (wood), to crack
  2. to shoulder (one's way through a crowd)
  3. (figurative) to break (someone's heart)
  4. (reflexive, se fendre, of heart) to break
  5. (reflexive, se fendre) to crack, to split
    • 2013, Zaz, Déterre:
      Comme tu veux, vas-y ! Vas-y comme tu veux ! Sens-tu le sol se fendre en deux ?
      However you want — that's it! However you want to — you do you. Do you feel the ground splitting into two?
      (literally, “Like you want, go on; go on like you want. Do you feel the ground split[ting] in two?”)
  6. (reflexive, se fendre, ~ de) to manage, to come up with
  7. (reflexive, se fendre, fencing) to lunge

Conjugation

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Conjugation of fendre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple fendre
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple fendant
/fɑ̃.dɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle fendu
/fɑ̃.dy/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present fends
/fɑ̃/ 		fends
/fɑ̃/ 		fend
/fɑ̃/ 		fendons
/fɑ̃.dɔ̃/ 		fendez
/fɑ̃.de/ 		fendent
/fɑ̃d/
imperfect fendais
/fɑ̃.dɛ/ 		fendais
/fɑ̃.dɛ/ 		fendait
/fɑ̃.dɛ/ 		fendions
/fɑ̃.djɔ̃/ 		fendiez
/fɑ̃.dje/ 		fendaient
/fɑ̃.dɛ/
past historic2 fendis
/fɑ̃.di/ 		fendis
/fɑ̃.di/ 		fendit
/fɑ̃.di/ 		fendîmes
/fɑ̃.dim/ 		fendîtes
/fɑ̃.dit/ 		fendirent
/fɑ̃.diʁ/
future fendrai
/fɑ̃.dʁe/ 		fendras
/fɑ̃.dʁa/ 		fendra
/fɑ̃.dʁa/ 		fendrons
/fɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/ 		fendrez
/fɑ̃.dʁe/ 		fendront
/fɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional fendrais
/fɑ̃.dʁɛ/ 		fendrais
/fɑ̃.dʁɛ/ 		fendrait
/fɑ̃.dʁɛ/ 		fendrions
/fɑ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ 		fendriez
/fɑ̃.dʁi.je/ 		fendraient
/fɑ̃.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 fende
/fɑ̃d/ 		fendes
/fɑ̃d/ 		fende
/fɑ̃d/ 		fendions
/fɑ̃.djɔ̃/ 		fendiez
/fɑ̃.dje/ 		fendent
/fɑ̃d/
imperfect2 fendisse
/fɑ̃.dis/ 		fendisses
/fɑ̃.dis/ 		fendît
/fɑ̃.di/ 		fendissions
/fɑ̃.di.sjɔ̃/ 		fendissiez
/fɑ̃.di.sje/ 		fendissent
/fɑ̃.dis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — fends
/fɑ̃/ 		— fendons
/fɑ̃.dɔ̃/ 		fendez
/fɑ̃.de/ 		—
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:
  • 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).

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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fendre m

  1. indefinite plural of fender

Occitan

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Etymology

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From Latin findere.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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fendre

  1. (Languedoc, Limousin, Vivaro-alpine) to divide, split

Dialectal variants

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Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin findere.

Verb

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fendre

  1. to split

Conjugation

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

    Conjugation of fendre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive fendre avoir fendu
gerund en fendant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle fendant
past participle fendu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present fent fenz fent fendons fendez fendent
imperfect fendoie, fendeie fendoies, fendeies fendoit, fendeit fendiiens, fendiens fendiiez, fendiez fendoient, fendeient
preterite fendi fendis fendié fendimes fendistes fendierent
future fendrai fendras fendra fendrons fendroiz, fendreiz, fendrez fendront
conditional fendroie, fendreie fendroies, fendreies fendroit, fendreit fendriiens, fendriens fendriiez, fendriez fendroient, fendreient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present fende fendes fende fendons fendez fendent
imperfect fendisse fendisses fendist fendissons, fendissiens fendissoiz, fendissez, fendissiez fendissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— fent — fendons fendez —

Descendants

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  • French: fendre
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