convenir

== Catalan == === Alternative forms === convindre === Etymology === Inherited from Latin convenīre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kum.bəˈni] IPA(key): (Balearic) [koɱ.vəˈni] IPA(key): (Valencia) [koɱ.veˈniɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [kom.beˈni] Rhymes: -i(ɾ) === Verb === convenir (first-person singular present convinc, first-person singular preterite convinguí, past participle convingut); root stress: (Northern) /e̞/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /e/ (intransitive) to be apt or suitable (intransitive) to agree (to harmonize in opinion or action) Synonym: estar d'acord ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== desconvenir ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “convenir”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin convenire. Spelt covenir in Old French, etymologically reconstructed in Middle French to closer match the original Latin spelling. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃v.niʁ/ === Verb === convenir to admit; to agree [with de ‘to/upon’] convenir du prix de quelque chose ― to agree on the price of something Je conviens que c'est un problème. ― I agree that it's a problem. to suit; to be convenient for [with à ‘someone’] On se voit mardi, si cela convient aux autres. ― We’ll meet up on Tuesday, if this suits the others. (impersonal) to be appropriate or admissible (to be agreed upon according to convention) [with de] Il ne me convient pas d’agir ainsi. ― It would not suit me to act in that way. ==== Usage notes ==== When conjugating convenir, compound tenses cannot be formed using être as the auxiliary verb in the sense of “to suit”. It must take avoir. This is even though it derives from venir, which takes être. ==== Conjugation ==== This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -venir, such as revenir and devenir, are conjugated this way. Such verbs are the only verbs whose past historic and subjunctive imperfect endings do not start with one of these thematic vowels: -a-, -i-, -u-. ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “convenir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin convenīre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kombeˈniɾ/ [kõm.beˈniɾ] Rhymes: -iɾ Syllabification: con‧ve‧nir === Verb === convenir (first-person singular present convengo, first-person singular preterite convine, past participle convenido) (transitive) to agree, agree on, agree upon Synonyms: acordar, concordar (transitive, intransitive) to be convenient, suit to admit Synonym: admitir to arrange (bring together various parts to build or form something) (transitive) to convene ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “convenir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025