/ʁa.pɔʁ.te/
Translation
to bring back; to report; to yield (money)
Word origin
From re- ('back') and apporter ('to bring'), itself from Latin apportare, a compound of ad- ('to') and portare ('to carry'). English 'report' and 'rapport' come from the same French verb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- apportare
- English cognates
- report, rapport, portable
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | rapporte | rapportais | rapportai | rapporterai | rapporterais |
| tu | rapportes | rapportais | rapportas | rapporteras | rapporterais |
| il/elle | rapporte | rapportait | rapporta | rapportera | rapporterait |
| nous | rapportons | rapportions | rapportâmes | rapporterons | rapporterions |
| vous | rapportez | rapportiez | rapportâtes | rapporterez | rapporteriez |
| ils/elles | rapportent | rapportaient | rapportèrent | rapporteront | rapporteraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | rapporte | rapportasse |
| tu | rapportes | rapportasses |
| il/elle | rapporte | rapportât |
| nous | rapportions | rapportassions |
| vous | rapportiez | rapportassiez |
| ils/elles | rapportent | rapportassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | rapporte |
| nous | rapportons |
| vous | rapportez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- rapportant
- Past participle
- rapporté · rapportée · rapportés · rapportées
Examples
- .
Bring me back some bread on your way home.
commenter.
The journalist reported the minister's words without commenting on them.
placement .
That investment yields three per cent a year.
' .
Do not forget to take the books back to the library.
' .
Nobody likes children who tell tales.
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