consentir

Catalan

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Latin cōnsentīre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kun.sənˈti]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kon.sənˈti]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kon.senˈtiɾ]
• Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

Verb

consentir (first-person singular present consenteixo or consento, first-person singular preterite consentí, past participle consentit); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. to consent, to permit

Conjugation

    Conjugation of consentir (third conjugation, with -eix- or without -eix-)

infinitive			consentir
gerund			consentint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		consentit		consentida
		plural		consentits		consentides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	consenteixo, consento	consenteixes, consents	consenteix, consent	consentim	consentiu	consenteixen, consenten
	imperfect	consentia	consenties	consentia	consentíem	consentíeu	consentien
	future	consentiré	consentiràs	consentirà	consentirem	consentireu	consentiran
	preterite	consentí	consentires	consentí	consentírem	consentíreu	consentiren
	conditional	consentiria	consentiries	consentiria	consentiríem	consentiríeu	consentirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	consenteixi, consenti	consenteixis, consentis	consenteixi, consenti	consentim	consentiu	consenteixin, consentin
	imperfect	consentís	consentissis	consentís	consentíssim	consentíssiu	consentissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	consenteix, consent	consenteixi, consenti	consentim	consentiu	consenteixin, consentin
	negative (no)	—	no consenteixis, no consentis	no consenteixi, no consenti	no consentim	no consentiu	no consenteixin, no consentin

Derived terms

• consentiment

Related terms

• sentir

Further reading

• “consentir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French consentir, first attested in the 10th century; borrowed from Latin cōnsentīre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tiʁ/

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Verb

consentir

1. to consent

Conjugation

This is one of a fairly large group of irregular -ir verbs that are all conjugated the same way. Other members of this group include sortir and dormir. The most significant difference between these verbs' conjugation and that of the regular -ir verbs is that these verbs' conjugation does not use the infix -iss-. Further, this conjugation has the forms (je, tu) consens and (il) consent in the present indicative and imperative, whereas a regular -ir verb would have *consentis and *consentit (as in the past historic).

Conjugation of consentir (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	simple	consentir
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1	simple	consentant /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tɑ̃/
	compound	ayant + past participle
past participle		consenti /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	consens /kɔ̃.sɑ̃/	consens /kɔ̃.sɑ̃/	consent /kɔ̃.sɑ̃/	consentons /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tɔ̃/	consentez /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.te/	consentent /kɔ̃.sɑ̃t/
	imperfect	consentais /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tɛ/	consentais /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tɛ/	consentait /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tɛ/	consentions /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tjɔ̃/	consentiez /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tje/	consentaient /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tɛ/
	past historic2	consentis /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti/	consentis /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti/	consentit /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti/	consentîmes /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tim/	consentîtes /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tit/	consentirent /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tiʁ/
	future	consentirai /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti.ʁe/	consentiras /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti.ʁa/	consentira /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti.ʁa/	consentirons /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti.ʁɔ̃/	consentirez /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti.ʁe/	consentiront /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti.ʁɔ̃/
	conditional	consentirais /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti.ʁɛ/	consentirais /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti.ʁɛ/	consentirait /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti.ʁɛ/	consentirions /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti.ʁjɔ̃/	consentiriez /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti.ʁje/	consentiraient /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti.ʁɛ/
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior2	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	consente /kɔ̃.sɑ̃t/	consentes /kɔ̃.sɑ̃t/	consente /kɔ̃.sɑ̃t/	consentions /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tjɔ̃/	consentiez /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tje/	consentent /kɔ̃.sɑ̃t/
	imperfect2	consentisse /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tis/	consentisses /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tis/	consentît /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti/	consentissions /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti.sjɔ̃/	consentissiez /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti.sje/	consentissent /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tis/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect2	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	consens /kɔ̃.sɑ̃/	—	consentons /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tɔ̃/	consentez /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.te/	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + 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: past historic → present perfect past anterior → pluperfect imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

• qui ne dit mot consent

Related terms

• sentir

Further reading

• “consentir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• centrions

Old French

Etymology

First attested in the 10th century; borrowed from Latin cōnsentiō, cōnsentīre.

Verb

consentir

1. to consent

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of consentir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		consentir			avoir consenti
gerund		en consentant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		consentant
past participle		consenti
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	consent	consenz	consent	consentons	consentez	consentent
	imperfect	consentoie, consenteie	consentoies, consenteies	consentoit, consenteit	consentiiens, consentiens	consentiiez, consentiez	consentoient, consenteient
	preterite	consenti	consentis	consenti	consentimes	consentistes	consentirent
	future	consentirai	consentiras	consentira	consentirons	consentiroiz, consentireiz, consentirez	consentiront
	conditional	consentiroie, consentireie	consentiroies, consentireies	consentiroit, consentireit	consentiriiens, consentiriens	consentiriiez, consentiriez	consentiroient, consentireient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	consente	consentes	consente	consentons	consentez	consentent
	imperfect	consentisse	consentisses	consentist	consentissons, consentissiens	consentissoiz, consentissez, consentissiez	consentissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	consent	—	consentons	consentez	—

Related terms

• sentir

Descendants

• English: consent
• French: consentir

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cōnsentīre (possibly borrowed).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.sẽˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [kõ.sẽˈt͡ʃi(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.sẽˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [kõ.sẽˈt͡ʃi(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõ.sẽˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.sẽˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/ [kõ.sẽˈt͡ʃi(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.sẽˈt͡ʃi(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.sẽˈtiɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.sẽˈtiɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.sẽˈti.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: con‧sen‧tir

Verb

consentir (first-person singular present consinto, third-person singular present consente, first-person singular preterite consenti, past participle consentido)

1. to agree to; to allow; to permit
2. to consent

Conjugation

    Conjugation of consentir (i-e alternation in present singular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	consentir
Personal	consentir	consentires	consentir	consentirmos	consentirdes	consentirem
Gerund
	consentindo
Past participle
Masculine	consentido			consentidos
Feminine	consentida			consentidas
Indicative
Present	consinto	consentes	consente	consentimos	consentis	consentem
Imperfect	consentia	consentias	consentia	consentíamos	consentíeis	consentiam
Preterite	consenti	consentiste	consentiu	consentimos	consentistes	consentiram
Pluperfect	consentira	consentiras	consentira	consentíramos	consentíreis	consentiram
Future	consentirei	consentirás	consentirá	consentiremos	consentireis	consentirão
Conditional	consentiria	consentirias	consentiria	consentiríamos	consentiríeis	consentiriam
Subjunctive
Present	consinta	consintas	consinta	consintamos	consintais	consintam
Imperfect	consentisse	consentisses	consentisse	consentíssemos	consentísseis	consentissem
Future	consentir	consentires	consentir	consentirmos	consentirdes	consentirem
Imperative
Affirmative		consente	consinta	consintamos	consenti	consintam
Negative (não)		não consintas	não consinta	não consintamos	não consintais	não consintam

Derived terms

• consentido
• consentidor
• consentimento
• consentível

 

Related terms

• sentir

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish consentir (attested mid 10th century), from Latin cōnsentīre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konsenˈtiɾ/ [kõn.sẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: con‧sen‧tir

Verb

consentir (first-person singular present consiento, first-person singular preterite consentí, past participle consentido)

1. to consent
2. to endure
3. to pamper, indulge, spoil

Conjugation

    Conjugation of consentir (e-ie-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			consentir
gerund			consintiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		consentido		consentida
		plural		consentidos		consentidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	consiento	consientestú consentísvos	consiente	consentimos	consentís	consienten
	imperfect	consentía	consentías	consentía	consentíamos	consentíais	consentían
	preterite	consentí	consentiste	consintió	consentimos	consentisteis	consintieron
	future	consentiré	consentirás	consentirá	consentiremos	consentiréis	consentirán
	conditional	consentiría	consentirías	consentiría	consentiríamos	consentiríais	consentirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	consienta	consientastú consintásvos2	consienta	consintamos	consintáis	consientan
	imperfect (ra)	consintiera	consintieras	consintiera	consintiéramos	consintierais	consintieran
	imperfect (se)	consintiese	consintieses	consintiese	consintiésemos	consintieseis	consintiesen
	future1	consintiere	consintieres	consintiere	consintiéremos	consintiereis	consintieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		consientetú consentívos	consienta	consintamos	consentid	consientan
	negative		no consientas	no consienta	no consintamos	no consintáis	no consientan

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of consentir (e-ie-i alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive consentir	dative	consentirme	consentirte	consentirle, consentirse	consentirnos	consentiros	consentirles, consentirse
	accusative	consentirme	consentirte	consentirlo, consentirla, consentirse	consentirnos	consentiros	consentirlos, consentirlas, consentirse
with gerund consintiendo	dative	consintiéndome	consintiéndote	consintiéndole, consintiéndose	consintiéndonos	consintiéndoos	consintiéndoles, consintiéndose
	accusative	consintiéndome	consintiéndote	consintiéndolo, consintiéndola, consintiéndose	consintiéndonos	consintiéndoos	consintiéndolos, consintiéndolas, consintiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative consiente	dative	consiénteme	consiéntete	consiéntele	consiéntenos	not used	consiénteles
	accusative	consiénteme	consiéntete	consiéntelo, consiéntela	consiéntenos	not used	consiéntelos, consiéntelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative consentí	dative	consentime	consentite	consentile	consentinos	not used	consentiles
	accusative	consentime	consentite	consentilo, consentila	consentinos	not used	consentilos, consentilas
with formal second-person singular imperative consienta	dative	consiéntame	not used	consiéntale, consiéntase	consiéntanos	not used	consiéntales
	accusative	consiéntame	not used	consiéntalo, consiéntala, consiéntase	consiéntanos	not used	consiéntalos, consiéntalas
with first-person plural imperative consintamos	dative	not used	consintámoste	consintámosle	consintámonos	consintámoos	consintámosles
	accusative	not used	consintámoste	consintámoslo, consintámosla	consintámonos	consintámoos	consintámoslos, consintámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative consentid	dative	consentidme	not used	consentidle	consentidnos	consentíos	consentidles
	accusative	consentidme	not used	consentidlo, consentidla	consentidnos	consentíos	consentidlos, consentidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative consientan	dative	consiéntanme	not used	consiéntanle	consiéntannos	not used	consiéntanles, consiéntanse
	accusative	consiéntanme	not used	consiéntanlo, consiéntanla	consiéntannos	not used	consiéntanlos, consiéntanlas, consiéntanse

Related terms

• consentido
• consentidor
• consentimiento
• sentir

 

Further reading

• “consentir”, 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