convenir

to suit, to be suitable, to agree (on)

k ɔ̃ v . n i ʁ

con together; with + venir come

verb Rare #36,783

to suit, to be suitable Often used with an indirect object: « Cela me convient » = “That suits me.”

FR: Est-ce que cette heure peut convenir ?

EN: Could that time suit (work)?

to agree (on) Often used with « de » or « sur »: « convenir de/sur quelque chose » = “to agree on something.”

FR: Ils vont convenir de se retrouver à 18 h.

EN: They are going to agree to meet at 6 p.m.

Conjugation of convenir

Indicative present

Past

Conditional

	Singular	Plural
Third	conviendrait	—

Subjunctive present

	Singular	Plural
First	convienne	—
Third	convienne	conviennent

Indicative imperfect

	Singular	Plural
Third	convenait	—

Indicative future

	Singular	Plural
Third	conviendra	—

convenir

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	conviens	—

How could it not be suitable?

— Nuremberg (2025)

Maybe tomorrow might be fine.

I wanted to see if it might suit us.

— Le Bras de diamant (1969)

It can't suit everyone.

You seem like a good fit for me.

I'll only agree to one thing with you.

— Andreï Roublev (1966)

Japanese medicine seems to suit me.

— Assassination (2015)

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