/ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ/
Translation
to hear
Word origin
From Latin intendere ('to stretch towards, to direct one's attention'), from in- ('towards') and tendere ('to stretch'). It shifted from 'to pay attention' to 'to understand' and then to 'to hear'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- intendere
- English cognates
- intend, intention, tend
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | entends | entendais | entendis | entendrai | entendrais |
| tu | entends | entendais | entendis | entendras | entendrais |
| il/elle | entend | entendait | entendit | entendra | entendrait |
| nous | entendons | entendions | entendîmes | entendrons | entendrions |
| vous | entendez | entendiez | entendîtes | entendrez | entendriez |
| ils/elles | entendent | entendaient | entendirent | entendront | entendraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | entende | entendisse |
| tu | entendes | entendisses |
| il/elle | entende | entendît |
| nous | entendions | entendissions |
| vous | entendiez | entendissiez |
| ils/elles | entendent | entendissent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | entends |
| nous | entendons |
| vous | entendez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- entendant
- Past participle
- entendu · entendue · entendus · entendues
Examples
' .
I cannot hear you with this noise.
' ?
Did you hear what he said?
.
She can hear the music from her room.
' .
I cannot hear a thing with this noise in the street.
?
Did you hear what the teacher said?
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(8)Le coup de téléphone
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Un voyage difficile
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En rentrant chez elle
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La seule qui puisse
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Quand tu auras fini
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Si j'avais su
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Grammar articles
(6)Conjugating French -re Verbs in the Present Tense
Faire causatif: Having Things Done in French
French Irregular Verbs: The Core Set, the -ir Split and the Patterns That Repeat
laisser, voir and entendre + Infinitive in French
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French Verbs with à, de or Nothing Before an Infinitive
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