intervenir
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Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin intervenīre (“intervene”). Cf. also the archaic and dialectal form entrevenir, which may have been inherited.
Pronunciation
Verb
intervenir (first-person singular present intervinc, first-person singular preterite intervinguí, past participle intervingut); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/
- to intervene
Conjugation
Related terms
Further reading
- “intervenir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “intervenir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “intervenir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “intervenir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French intervenir (attested since 1475), borrowed from Latin intervenīre (“intervene”). Compare also Old French entrevenir, which may have been inherited or a composition with venir.
Pronunciation
Verb
intervenir
- to intervene
- to take part
- Synonym: prendre 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-).
infinitive | simple | intervenir | |||||
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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 | – | – | – | ||||
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:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). |
Conjugation of intervenir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
Related terms
- intervenant (“intervening; stakeholder”)
- interventeur
- intervention (“intervention”)
Further reading
- “intervenir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin intervenīre (“intervene”). Cf. also the archaic form entrevenir, which may have been inherited.
Pronunciation
Verb
intervenir (first-person singular present intervengo, first-person singular preterite intervine, past participle intervenido)
- to intervene
- to participate
- Synonyms: participar, tomar parte, ter parte
Conjugation
singular | plural | ||||||
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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 |
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms
Further reading
- “intervenir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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