/pɛʁ.mɛtʁ/
Translation
to allow, to permit, to make possible
Word origin
From Latin permittere ('to let through, to give up, to allow'), from per- ('through') and mittere ('to send, to let go'). English 'permit' and 'permission' come from the same verb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- permittere
- English cognates
- permit, permission, mission
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | permets | permettais | permis | permettrai | permettrais |
| tu | permets | permettais | permis | permettras | permettrais |
| il/elle | permet | permettait | permit | permettra | permettrait |
| nous | permettons | permettions | permîmes | permettrons | permettrions |
| vous | permettez | permettiez | permîtes | permettrez | permettriez |
| ils/elles | permettent | permettaient | permirent | permettront | permettraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | permette | permisse |
| tu | permettes | permisses |
| il/elle | permette | permît |
| nous | permettions | permissions |
| vous | permettiez | permissiez |
| ils/elles | permettent | permissent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | permets |
| nous | permettons |
| vous | permettez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- permettant
- Past participle
- permis · permise · permis · permises
Examples
permettent .
My parents do not allow me to go out in the evening.
permettez j' ?
Do you mind if I open the window?
Cette .
That grant allowed him to finish his studies.
cette .
I cannot afford a new car this year.
permet .
The rules permit no exception.
Where this fits
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Grammar articles
(6)Avoiding the Passive in French: on, se and the Active Recast
Conjugating French -re Verbs in the Present Tense
Infinitive or Subjunctive: The French Same-Subject Rule
French Irregular Verbs: The Core Set, the -ir Split and the Patterns That Repeat
laisser, voir and entendre + Infinitive in French
French Verbs with à, de or Nothing Before an Infinitive
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