/pÉÌ.Êe/
New to these symbols? How to read French IPATranslation
to lean, to tilt, to bend
Test yourself on pencher
Three quick questions. No account needed.
Know this word? Create a free account to track it.
Word origin
From Old French penchier, from Vulgar Latin pendicare, a derivative of Latin pendere ("to hang"). English "pendant" and "pending" share the root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pendicare
- English cognates
- pendant, pending, depend
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | penche | penchais | penchai | pencherai | pencherais |
| tu | penches | penchais | penchas | pencheras | pencherais |
| il/elle | penche | penchait | pencha | penchera | pencherait |
| nous | penchons | penchions | penchĂąmes | pencherons | pencherions |
| vous | penchez | penchiez | penchĂątes | pencherez | pencheriez |
| ils/elles | penchent | penchaient | penchĂšrent | pencheront | pencheraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | penche | penchasse |
| tu | penches | penchasses |
| il/elle | penche | penchĂąt |
| nous | penchions | penchassions |
| vous | penchiez | penchassiez |
| ils/elles | penchent | penchassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | penche |
| nous | penchons |
| vous | penchez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- penchant
- Past participle
- penché · penchée · penchés · penchées
Examples
, .
Do not lean out of the window, it is dangerous.
.
The tower leans slightly to the left.
.
He tilted his head to hear better.
.
I am rather inclined towards the second solution.
.
She leaned over the cot to kiss the baby.
Where this fits
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Meet this word in a story
Every course has graded stories written only with words you have been taught, plus grammar drills, a games arcade and printable worksheets. Chapters 1 and 2 are free.
Chapters 1 and 2 free, forever. Plus: 7 days free, then $5 a month for all eleven languages.
French · Free printables
pencher: worksheet, infographic and listicle
Free printable study downloads for the French word "pencher" (to lean, to tilt, to bend): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.
Free for members
The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.
Start your free week