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/de.pɑ̃dʁ/

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Translation

to depend

Word origin

From Latin dependere ('to hang from, depend on'), from de- ('down from') and pendere ('to hang').

Origin
Latin
Root
dependere
English cognates
depend, pendant, suspend

Grammar

Verb type-re regular

Conjugation

Regular -re (vendre-style) conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jedépendsdépendaisdépenisdépendraidépendrais
tudépendsdépendaisdépenisdépendrasdépendrais
il/elledépenddépendaitdépenitdépendradépendrait
nousdépendonsdépendionsdépenîmesdépendronsdépendrions
vousdépendezdépendiezdépenîtesdépendrezdépendriez
ils/ellesdépendentdépendaientdépenirentdépendrontdépendraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jedépendedépenisse
tudépendesdépenisses
il/elledépendedépenît
nousdépendionsdépenissions
vousdépendiezdépenissiez
ils/ellesdépendentdépenissent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tudépends
nousdépendons
vousdépendez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
dépendant
Past participle
dépenu

Examples

, .

It depends on you, not on me.

cette .

My future depends on this decision.

quelqu'.

Everyone depends on someone.

.

The price depends on the quality of the product.

.

I do not want to depend on my parents.

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This word is part of lesson 27.