Translation
to go back, to return home
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Word origin
From the prefix re- and entrer ('to enter'), from Latin intrare ('to go in'), from intra ('within'). It means to re-enter, hence to go home.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- intrare
- English cognates
- enter, entrance, interior
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | rentre | rentrais | rentrai | rentrerai | rentrerais |
| tu | rentres | rentrais | rentras | rentreras | rentrerais |
| il/elle | rentre | rentrait | rentra | rentrera | rentrerait |
| nous | rentrons | rentrions | rentrâmes | rentrerons | rentrerions |
| vous | rentrez | rentriez | rentrâtes | rentrerez | rentreriez |
| ils/elles | rentrent | rentraient | rentrèrent | rentreront | rentreraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | rentre | rentrasse |
| tu | rentres | rentrasses |
| il/elle | rentre | rentrât |
| nous | rentrions | rentrassions |
| vous | rentriez | rentrassiez |
| ils/elles | rentrent | rentrassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | rentre |
| nous | rentrons |
| vous | rentrez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- rentrant
- Past participle
- rentré · rentrée · rentrés · rentrées
Examples
.
I am going to go home tonight.
.
I get home around seven o'clock most evenings.
.
You should get home before it gets dark.
.
She came back from holiday yesterday.
.
The children come back from school by bus every day.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(16)Avec Bastien
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Hier soir
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Le nouveau voisin
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Le premier jour de travail
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Un après-midi de pluie
3 min read · Core 1000
Un week-end à la ferme
3 min read · Core 5000
Une fausse nouvelle au lycée
3 min read · Core 5000
Mathieu revient en ville
4 min read · Core 5000
Adieu, madame Rochat
5 min read · Core 5000
C'est plus logique
5 min read · Core 5000
Ce qu'il a dit
5 min read · Core 5000
En rentrant chez elle
5 min read · Core 5000
L'homme dont elle parle
5 min read · Core 5000
Le détective
5 min read · Core 5000
Paper Walls
5 min read · Core 5000
Une paire par maison
5 min read · Core 5000
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This word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 1: rentrer, air, entre and 7 more words.