Infinitive
Gerund
en devenant
Participles
| Present | devenant |
| Past | devenu |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | devieng; devien |
| 2nd sing. | deviens |
| 3rd sing. | devient |
| 1st plur. | devenons |
| 2nd plur. | devenez |
| 3rd plur. | devienent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | devenoie; deveneie |
| 2nd sing. | devenoies; deveneies |
| 3rd sing. | devenoit; deveneit |
| 1st plur. | deveniiens; deveniens |
| 2nd plur. | deveniiez; deveniez |
| 3rd plur. | devenoient; deveneient |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | devin |
| 2nd sing. | devenis |
| 3rd sing. | devint |
| 1st plur. | devenimes |
| 2nd plur. | devenistes |
| 3rd plur. | devindrent; devinrent |
Future
| 1st sing. | devendrai |
| 2nd sing. | devendras |
| 3rd sing. | devendra |
| 1st plur. | devendrons |
| 2nd plur. | devendroiz; devendreiz; devendrez |
| 3rd plur. | devendront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | devendroie; devendreie |
| 2nd sing. | devendroies; devendreies |
| 3rd sing. | devendroit; devendreit |
| 1st plur. | devendriiens; devendriens |
| 2nd plur. | devendriiez; devendriez |
| 3rd plur. | devendroient; devendreient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | deviegne |
| 2nd sing. | deviegnes |
| 3rd sing. | deviegne |
| 1st plur. | deviegniens; deviegnons |
| 2nd plur. | deviegniez |
| 3rd plur. | deviegnent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | devenisse |
| 2nd sing. | devenisses |
| 3rd sing. | devenist |
| 1st plur. | devenissons; devenissiens |
| 2nd plur. | devenissoiz; devenissez; devenissiez |
| 3rd plur. | devenissent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | devien |
| 1st plur. | devenons |
| 2nd plur. | devenez |
Verbs conjugated like devenir
detenir,
devenir,
sovenir,
sustenir,
couvenir,
soustenir,
covenir,
obtenir,
apertenir,
meintenir,
apartenir,
entrevenir,
souvenir,
sostenir,
astenir,
avenir,
retenir,
contretenir,
abstenir,
resovenir, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
First known attestation circa 980 as devenguz (nominative masculine singular past participle form). From Latin devenīre. See: Latin '
deveniō'.
Verbs referencing "devenir"
French
devenir.
Sample Sentences
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Chevaliers bels e genz devint. (He turned into a handsome, noble knight.) [c. 1250, Marie de France, Yonec:]
Cognates
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