despendre

See also: despendré

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin dispendere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [dəsˈpɛn.dɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [dəsˈpən.dɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [desˈpen.dɾe]

Verb

despendre (first-person singular present despenc, first-person singular preterite despenguí, past participle despès); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. to spend

   Synonym: gastar

2. to invest, to dedicate (time, effort)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of despendre (second conjugation, irregular, with velar infix)

infinitive			despendre
gerund			despenent
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		despès		despesa
		plural		despesos		despeses
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	despenc	despens	despèn	despenem	despeneu	despenen
	imperfect	despenia	despenies	despenia	despeníem	despeníeu	despenien
	future	despendré	despendràs	despendrà	despendrem	despendreu	despendran
	preterite	despenguí	despengueres	despengué	despenguérem	despenguéreu	despengueren
	conditional	despendria	despendries	despendria	despendríem	despendríeu	despendrien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	despengui	despenguis	despengui	despenguem	despengueu	despenguin
	imperfect	despengués	despenguessis	despengués	despenguéssim	despenguéssiu	despenguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	despèn	despengui	despenguem	despeneu	despenguin
	negative (no)	—	no despenguis	no despengui	no despenguem	no despengueu	no despenguin

Further reading

• “despendre”, 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
• “despendre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “despendre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “despendre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Middle French

Verb

despendre

1. to depend (on)
2. to detach something that is hanging

Descendants

• French: dépendre

Old French

Verb

despendre

1. to spend (money)

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 despendre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		despendre			avoir despendu
gerund		en despendant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		despendant
past participle		despendu
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	despent	despenz	despent	despendons	despendez	despendent
	imperfect	despendoie, despendeie	despendoies, despendeies	despendoit, despendeit	despendiiens, despendiens	despendiiez, despendiez	despendoient, despendeient
	preterite	despendi	despendis	despendié	despendimes	despendistes	despendierent
	future	despendrai	despendras	despendra	despendrons	despendroiz, despendreiz, despendrez	despendront
	conditional	despendroie, despendreie	despendroies, despendreies	despendroit, despendreit	despendriiens, despendriens	despendriiez, despendriez	despendroient, despendreient
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	despende	despendes	despende	despendons	despendez	despendent
	imperfect	despendisse	despendisses	despendist	despendissons, despendissiens	despendissoiz, despendissez, despendissiez	despendissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	despent	—	despendons	despendez	—