/ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃.de/
Translation
to recommend
Word origin
From re- ('again, intensifying') and commander in its older sense of 'to commend, to entrust', from Latin commendare, itself from com- and mandare ('to entrust, to command').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- commendare
- English cognates
- commend, mandate
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | recommande | recommandais | recommandai | recommanderai | recommanderais |
| tu | recommandes | recommandais | recommandas | recommanderas | recommanderais |
| il/elle | recommande | recommandait | recommanda | recommandera | recommanderait |
| nous | recommandons | recommandions | recommandâmes | recommanderons | recommanderions |
| vous | recommandez | recommandiez | recommandâtes | recommanderez | recommanderiez |
| ils/elles | recommandent | recommandaient | recommandèrent | recommanderont | recommanderaient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | recommande | recommandasse |
| tu | recommandes | recommandasses |
| il/elle | recommande | recommandât |
| nous | recommandions | recommandassions |
| vous | recommandiez | recommandassiez |
| ils/elles | recommandent | recommandassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | recommande |
| nous | recommandons |
| vous | recommandez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- recommandant
- Past participle
- recommandé · recommandée · recommandés · recommandées
Examples
.
I recommend this restaurant near the harbour.
.
The doctor recommended more rest to him.
' .
My colleagues recommended this book to me.
Like its English cousin, takes an indirect object for the person: je recommande ce livre à mon frère ("I recommend this book to my brother"), not a direct pronoun the way sometimes gets used.
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