/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe/
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Translation
to meet
Word origin
From the prefix re- and encontrer ('to meet'), from Late Latin incontrare ('to come up against'), from Latin contra ('against').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- incontrare
- English cognates
- encounter, counter, contra
Grammar
Verb type-er regular (1st group)
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | rencontre | rencontrais | rencontrai | rencontrerai | rencontrerais |
| tu | rencontres | rencontrais | rencontras | rencontreras | rencontrerais |
| il/elle | rencontre | rencontrait | rencontra | rencontrera | rencontrerait |
| nous | rencontrons | rencontrions | rencontrâmes | rencontrerons | rencontrerions |
| vous | rencontrez | rencontriez | rencontrâtes | rencontrerez | rencontreriez |
| ils/elles | rencontrent | rencontraient | rencontrèrent | rencontreront | rencontreraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | rencontre | rencontrasse |
| tu | rencontres | rencontrasses |
| il/elle | rencontre | rencontrât |
| nous | rencontrions | rencontrassions |
| vous | rencontriez | rencontrassiez |
| ils/elles | rencontrent | rencontrassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | rencontre |
| nous | rencontrons |
| vous | rencontrez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- rencontrant
- Past participle
- rencontré · rencontrée · rencontrés · rencontrées
Examples
' .
I met you for the first time in Paris.
.
She is going to meet her future boss tomorrow.
' Maroc.
He met his wife on a trip to Morocco.
J' .
I would like to meet your sister whom you talk about so often.
.
They met in a café near the station.
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