/pe.ne.tʁe/
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to enter, to penetrate
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Word origin
From Latin penetrare ('to enter into, to pass through'), from penitus ('within'). English 'penetrate' has the same source.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- penetrare
- English cognates
- penetrate, penetration
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | pénètre | pénétrais | pénétrai | pénétrerai | pénétrerais |
| tu | pénètres | pénétrais | pénétras | pénétreras | pénétrerais |
| il/elle | pénètre | pénétrait | pénétra | pénétrera | pénétrerait |
| nous | pénétrons | pénétrions | pénétrâmes | pénétrerons | pénétrerions |
| vous | pénétrez | pénétriez | pénétrâtes | pénétrerez | pénétreriez |
| ils/elles | pénètrent | pénétraient | pénétrèrent | pénétreront | pénétreraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | pénètre | pénétrasse |
| tu | pénètres | pénétrasses |
| il/elle | pénètre | pénétrât |
| nous | pénétrions | pénétrassions |
| vous | pénétriez | pénétrassiez |
| ils/elles | pénètrent | pénétrassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | pénètre |
| nous | pénétrons |
| vous | pénétrez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- pénétrant
- Past participle
- pénétré · pénétrée · pénétrés · pénétrées
Examples
.
It is forbidden to enter this area.
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Light hardly penetrated the room.
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The burglar got into the house through the window.
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Water got into the shoes.
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It takes time to break into this closed circle.
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