/ʁəsəvwaʁ/
Translation
to receive, to get
Word origin
From Latin recipere ('to take back, to receive'), from re- ('back') and capere ('to take').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- recipere
- English cognates
- receive, receipt, recipient
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | reçois | recevais | reçus | recevrai | recevrais |
| tu | reçois | recevais | reçus | recevras | recevrais |
| il/elle | reçoit | recevait | reçut | recevra | recevrait |
| nous | recevons | recevions | reçûmes | recevrons | recevrions |
| vous | recevez | receviez | reçûtes | recevrez | recevriez |
| ils/elles | reçoivent | recevaient | reçurent | recevront | recevraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | reçoive | reçusse |
| tu | reçoives | reçusses |
| il/elle | reçoive | reçût |
| nous | recevions | reçussions |
| vous | receviez | reçussiez |
| ils/elles | reçoivent | reçussent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | reçois |
| nous | recevons |
| vous | recevez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- recevant
- Past participle
- reçu · reçue · reçus · reçues
Examples
J' .
I got your letter yesterday morning.
.
We are having friends over for dinner tonight.
.
She always welcomes her guests with great care.
.
We're going to host friends on Sunday evening.
J' .
I hope to get a reply before the end of the month.
Where this fits
Used in
Grammar articles
(5)Conjugating French -ir Verbs in the Present Tense
French Future Tense: Futur Proche, Futur Simple, and the Irregular Stems
French Passé Composé: avoir or être + Past Participle and the MRS VANDERTRAMP Set
The French Present Subjunctive: How to Form It
Venir de + Infinitive: the French Recent Past (to have just done something)
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