devenir

/dəv.niʁ/

verb #672 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to become

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jedeviensdevenaisdevinsdeviendraideviendrais
tudeviensdevenaisdevinsdeviendrasdeviendrais
il/elledevientdevenaitdevintdeviendradeviendrait
nousdevenonsdevenionsdevînmesdeviendronsdeviendrions
vousdevenezdeveniezdevîntesdeviendrezdeviendriez
ils/ellesdeviennentdevenaientdevinrentdeviendrontdeviendraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jedeviennedevinsse
tudeviennesdevinsses
il/elledeviennedevînt
nousdevenionsdevinssions
vousdeveniezdevinssiez
ils/ellesdeviennentdevinssent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tudeviens
nousdevenons
vousdevenez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
devenant
Past participle
devenu, devenue, devenus, devenues

Examples

.

He wants to become a doctor when he grows up.

compliquee.

The situation risks becoming very complicated.

vraie experte domaine.

She has become a true expert in her field.

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