/ʁə.dəv.niʁ/
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to become again, to go back to being
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Word origin
Formed from the prefix re- ('again') and devenir ('to become'), from Latin devenire ('to come to').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- devenire
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | redeviens | redevenais | redevins | redeviendrai | redeviendrais |
| tu | redeviens | redevenais | redevins | redeviendras | redeviendrais |
| il/elle | redevient | redevenait | redevint | redeviendra | redeviendrait |
| nous | redevenons | redevenions | redevînmes | redeviendrons | redeviendrions |
| vous | redevenez | redeveniez | redevîntes | redeviendrez | redeviendriez |
| ils/elles | redeviennent | redevenaient | redevinrent | redeviendront | redeviendraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | redevienne | redevinsse |
| tu | redeviennes | redevinsses |
| il/elle | redevienne | redevînt |
| nous | redevenions | redevinssions |
| vous | redeveniez | redevinssiez |
| ils/elles | redeviennent | redevinssent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | redeviens |
| nous | redevenons |
| vous | redevenez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- redevenant
- Past participle
- redevenu · redevenue · redevenus · redevenues
Examples
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After the rain, the sky became blue again.
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He became calm again as soon as she came in.
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They became friends again after years of silence.
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I would like everything to go back to how it was.
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The village will be quiet again once the works are finished.
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