Kilo Lingo

/ʁəv.niʁ/

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Translation

to come back, to return

Word origin

From Latin revenire ('to come back'), from re- ('back') and venire ('to come').

Origin
Latin
Root
revenire
English cognates
revenue, venue, convene

Grammar

Verb type-ir irregular (3rd group)

Conjugation

Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jereviensrevenaisrevinsreviendraireviendrais
tureviensrevenaisrevinsreviendrasreviendrais
il/ellerevientrevenaitrevintreviendrareviendrait
nousrevenonsrevenionsrevînmesreviendronsreviendrions
vousrevenezreveniezrevîntesreviendrezreviendriez
ils/ellesreviennentrevenaientrevinrentreviendrontreviendraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jereviennerevinsse
tureviennesrevinsses
il/ellereviennerevînt
nousrevenionsrevinssions
vousreveniezrevinssiez
ils/ellesreviennentrevinssent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tureviens
nousrevenons
vousrevenez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
revenant
Past participle
revenu · revenue · revenus · revenues

Examples

promis .

She promised to come back before the end of the month.

, c' .

He must go back on his decision, it is the only solution.

j' .

I cannot take back what I said.

, - .

I'll come back right away, wait for me here.

tous souvenirs 'enfance.

This song brings back all my childhood memories.

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