Infinitive
Gerund
en sustenant
Participles
| Present | sustenant |
| Past | sustenu |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | sustieng; sustien |
| 2nd sing. | sustiens |
| 3rd sing. | sustient |
| 1st plur. | sustenons |
| 2nd plur. | sustenez |
| 3rd plur. | sustienent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | sustenoie; susteneie |
| 2nd sing. | sustenoies; susteneies |
| 3rd sing. | sustenoit; susteneit |
| 1st plur. | susteniiens; susteniens |
| 2nd plur. | susteniiez; susteniez |
| 3rd plur. | sustenoient; susteneient |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | sustin |
| 2nd sing. | sustenis |
| 3rd sing. | sustint |
| 1st plur. | sustenimes |
| 2nd plur. | sustenistes |
| 3rd plur. | sustindrent; sustinrent |
Future
| 1st sing. | sustendrai |
| 2nd sing. | sustendras |
| 3rd sing. | sustendra |
| 1st plur. | sustendrons |
| 2nd plur. | sustendroiz; sustendreiz; sustendrez |
| 3rd plur. | sustendront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | sustendroie; sustendreie |
| 2nd sing. | sustendroies; sustendreies |
| 3rd sing. | sustendroit; sustendreit |
| 1st plur. | sustendriiens; sustendriens |
| 2nd plur. | sustendriiez; sustendriez |
| 3rd plur. | sustendroient; sustendreient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | sustiegne |
| 2nd sing. | sustiegnes |
| 3rd sing. | sustiegne |
| 1st plur. | sustiegniens; sustiegnons |
| 2nd plur. | sustiegniez |
| 3rd plur. | sustiegnent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | sustenisse |
| 2nd sing. | sustenisses |
| 3rd sing. | sustenist |
| 1st plur. | sustenissons; sustenissiens |
| 2nd plur. | sustenissoiz; sustenissez; sustenissiez |
| 3rd plur. | sustenissent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | sustien |
| 1st plur. | sustenons |
| 2nd plur. | sustenez |
Verbs conjugated like sustenir
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
From Vulgar Latin *sustenīre, from Latin sustinēre. See: Latin '
sustineō'.
Verbs referencing "sustenir"
English
sustain, French
soutenir.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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