convienen

Convienen is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb convenir. The verb has several related meanings centered on suitability, agreement, and advantage. Primarily, convienen is used when referring to conditions or terms that are suitable or advantageous for multiple parties, as in "Estas condiciones convienen a ambas partes" (these conditions are suitable for both parties).

A second core sense is to indicate agreement or consensus among parties. In this use, convienen means that the parties or people involved have reached an understanding on a point or plan, for example, "Las partes convienen en un punto" (the parties agree on one point). This sense is common in formal or legal language and contract drafting, where the wording often states that the parties convienen en ciertos términos.

Convienen can also express advisability or usefulness from a perspective, though the more general impersonal form conviene is typically used for that sense, as in "Conviene estudiar antes de la prueba" (It is advisable to study before the test). When used impersonally, conviene is singular and does not take a plural subject.

Etymology and related forms: convenir comes from Latin convenire, meaning “to come together” or “to be fitting.” Related terms include conveniena (rare), convenio (agreement or treaty), and conveniente (convenient or advantageous).

In summary, convienen is a versatile verb form used to describe suitability or advantage for several parties or to express that those parties have reached an agreement, with the singular conviene serving the impersonal sense of advisability.