intervenir

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intervenīre, present active infinitive of interveniō (“intervene”). Cf. also the archaic and dialectal form entrevenir, which may have been inherited.

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /in.təɾ.vəˈni/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /in.tər.bəˈni/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /in.teɾ.veˈniɾ/
  • Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

Verb

intervenir (first-person singular present intervinc, past participle intervingut)

  1. to intervene

Conjugation
    Conjugation of intervenir (second conjugation with velar infix, type tenir)
infinitive intervenir
present participle intervenint
past participle masculine feminine
singular intervingut intervinguda
plural intervinguts intervingudes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present intervinc intervens intervé intervenim interveniu intervenen
imperfect intervenia intervenies intervenia interveníem interveníeu intervenien
future intervindré intervindràs intervindrà intervindrem intervindreu intervindran
preterite intervinguí intervingueres intervingué intervinguérem intervinguéreu intervingueren
conditional intervindria intervindries intervindria intervindríem intervindríeu intervindrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present intervingui intervinguis intervingui intervinguem intervingueu intervinguin
imperfect intervingués intervinguessis intervingués intervinguéssim intervinguéssiu intervinguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— intervén intervingui intervinguem interveniu intervinguin

Further reading

French

Etymology

From Middle French intervenir (attested since 1475), borrowed from Latin intervenīre, present active infinitive of interveniō (“intervene”). Compare also Old French entrevenir, which may have been inherited or a composition with venir.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.niʁ/
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Verb

intervenir

  1. to intervene
  2. to take part

Conjugation

This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -venir, such as convenir 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 intervenir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple intervenir
compound être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple intervenant
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.nɑ̃/
compound étant + past participle
past participle intervenu
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.ny/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present interviens
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛ̃/		 interviens
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛ̃/		 intervient
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛ̃/		 intervenons
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.nɔ̃/		 intervenez
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.ne/		 interviennent
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛn/
imperfect intervenais
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.nɛ/		 intervenais
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.nɛ/		 intervenait
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.nɛ/		 intervenions
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.njɔ̃/		 interveniez
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.nje/		 intervenaient
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.nɛ/
past historic2 intervins
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vɛ̃/		 intervins
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vɛ̃/		 intervint
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vɛ̃/		 intervînmes
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vɛ̃m/		 intervîntes
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vɛ̃t/		 intervinrent
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vɛ̃ʁ/
future interviendrai
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛ̃.dʁe/		 interviendras
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛ̃.dʁa/		 interviendra
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛ̃.dʁa/		 interviendrons
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/		 interviendrez
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛ̃.dʁe/		 interviendront
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional interviendrais
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/		 interviendrais
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/		 interviendrait
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/		 interviendrions
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/		 interviendriez
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛ̃.dʁi.je/		 interviendraient
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of être + past participle
future perfect future of être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present intervienne
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛn/		 interviennes
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛn/		 intervienne
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛn/		 intervenions
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.njɔ̃/		 interveniez
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.nje/		 interviennent
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛn/
imperfect2 intervinsse
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vɛ̃s/		 intervinsses
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vɛ̃s/		 intervînt
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vɛ̃/		 intervinssions
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vɛ̃.sjɔ̃/		 intervinssiez
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vɛ̃.sje/		 intervinssent
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vɛ̃s/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — interviens
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vjɛ̃/		 — intervenons
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.nɔ̃/		 intervenez
/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.ne/		 —
compound — simple imperative of être + past participle — simple imperative of être + past participle simple imperative of être + 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).

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intervenīre, present active infinitive of interveniō (“intervene”). Cf. also the archaic form entrevenir, which may have been inherited.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /inteɾbeˈniɾ/ [ĩn̪.t̪eɾ.β̞eˈniɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: in‧ter‧ve‧nir

Verb

intervenir (first-person singular present intervengo, first-person singular preterite intervine, past participle intervenido)

  1. to intervene
  2. to participate

Conjugation
    Conjugation of intervenir (irregular; e-ie-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive intervenir
gerund interviniendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular intervenido intervenida
plural intervenidos intervenidas
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 intervengo intervienestú
intervenísvos		 interviene intervenimos intervenís intervienen
imperfect intervenía intervenías intervenía interveníamos interveníais intervenían
preterite intervine interviniste intervino intervinimos intervinisteis intervinieron
future intervendré intervendrás intervendrá intervendremos intervendréis intervendrán
conditional intervendría intervendrías intervendría intervendríamos intervendríais intervendrían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present intervenga intervengastú
intervengásvos2		 intervenga intervengamos intervengáis intervengan
imperfect
(ra)		 interviniera intervinieras interviniera interviniéramos intervinierais intervinieran
imperfect
(se)		 interviniese intervinieses interviniese interviniésemos intervinieseis interviniesen
future1 interviniere intervinieres interviniere interviniéremos interviniereis intervinieren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative intervéntú
intervenívos		 intervenga intervengamos intervenid intervengan
negative no intervengas no intervenga no intervengamos no intervengáis no intervengan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of intervenir (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 intervenir
dative intervenirme intervenirte intervenirle, intervenirse intervenirnos interveniros intervenirles, intervenirse
accusative intervenirme intervenirte intervenirlo, intervenirla, intervenirse intervenirnos interveniros intervenirlos, intervenirlas, intervenirse
with gerund interviniendo
dative interviniéndome interviniéndote interviniéndole, interviniéndose interviniéndonos interviniéndoos interviniéndoles, interviniéndose
accusative interviniéndome interviniéndote interviniéndolo, interviniéndola, interviniéndose interviniéndonos interviniéndoos interviniéndolos, interviniéndolas, interviniéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative intervén
dative intervenme intervente intervenle intervennos not used intervenles
accusative intervenme intervente intervenlo, intervenla intervennos not used intervenlos, intervenlas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative intervení
dative intervenime intervenite intervenile interveninos not used interveniles
accusative intervenime intervenite intervenilo, intervenila interveninos not used intervenilos, intervenilas
with formal second-person singular imperative intervenga
dative intervéngame not used intervéngale, intervéngase intervénganos not used intervéngales
accusative intervéngame not used intervéngalo, intervéngala, intervéngase intervénganos not used intervéngalos, intervéngalas
with first-person plural imperative intervengamos
dative not used intervengámoste intervengámosle intervengámonos intervengámoos intervengámosles
accusative not used intervengámoste intervengámoslo, intervengámosla intervengámonos intervengámoos intervengámoslos, intervengámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative intervenid
dative intervenidme not used intervenidle intervenidnos interveníos intervenidles
accusative intervenidme not used intervenidlo, intervenidla intervenidnos interveníos intervenidlos, intervenidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative intervengan
dative intervénganme not used intervénganle intervéngannos not used intervénganles, intervénganse
accusative intervénganme not used intervénganlo, intervénganla intervéngannos not used intervénganlos, intervénganlas, intervénganse

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