je maintiens

keep, maintain, hold, insist

→ maintenir
maintien maintain; keep + s je/tu present, tu imperative
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #34,907
keep, maintain, hold
FR: Je maintiens la porte ouverte.
EN: I keep the door open.
maintain, insist
FR: Je maintiens que c'est vrai.
EN: I maintain that it's true.
Conjugation of maintenir
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First maintiens —
Second maintiens maintenez
Third maintient —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second maintiens maintenez

Maintiens-le.

Hold him.

— Agora (2009)

Non, je maintiens la mission.

No, I’m sticking with the mission.

— Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (2014)

Je maintiens ce que j'ai dit.

I stand by what I said.

Je maintiens que c'était la bonne décision.

I maintain that it was the right decision.

— Anaconda (2025)

Maintiens la position.

Hold your position.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Mais je maintiens ce que j'ai dit l'an dernier.

But I stand by what I said last year.

— Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (2002)

Maintiens Tom à l'intérieur.

Keep Tom inside.

Maintiens ta chambre aussi propre que tu peux.

Keep your room as clean as you can.

Je maintiens qu'on devrais aller à Miami, demain.

I maintain that we should go to Miami tomorrow.

Je maintiens juste la paix du roi.

I'm just keeping the king's peace.