Meaning
to compete for, fight over
- to fight or compete with someone over something
- to dispute or contest (formal)
In a sentence
Le due squadre si contendono il titolo nazionale da diversi mesi.
The two teams have been competing for the national title for several months.
I due fratelli si contendevano l'eredità di famiglia.
The two brothers were fighting over the family inheritance.
Nessuno osava contendergli il ruolo di leader all'interno del partito.
No one dared contest his leadership role within the party.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| contendere | infinitive |
| contendo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| contendi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| contende | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| contendiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| contendete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| contendono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| contendevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| contendevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| contendeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| contendevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| contendevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| contendevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| contesi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| contendesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| contese | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| contendemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| contendeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| contesero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| contenderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| contenderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| contenderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| contenderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| contenderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| contenderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| contenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| contenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| contenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| contendiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| contendiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| contendano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| contendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| contendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| contendesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| contendessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| contendeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| contendessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| contenderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| contenderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| contenderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| contenderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| contendereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| contenderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| contendi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| contendiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| contendete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| contendendo | gerund |
| conteso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Very common in the reciprocal form 'contendersi' (to compete with each other for something).
- Irregular remote past (contesi) and past participle (conteso).
- past participle conteso