/tʁɑ̃s.mɛtʁ/
Translation
to pass on, to transmit, to hand down
Word origin
From Latin transmittere, from trans ('across') and mittere ('to send'). The same verb mittere lies behind mission, message and permit.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- transmittere
- English cognates
- transmit, mission, message
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | transmets | transmettais | transmis | transmettrai | transmettrais |
| tu | transmets | transmettais | transmis | transmettras | transmettrais |
| il/elle | transmet | transmettait | transmit | transmettra | transmettrait |
| nous | transmettons | transmettions | transmîmes | transmettrons | transmettrions |
| vous | transmettez | transmettiez | transmîtes | transmettrez | transmettriez |
| ils/elles | transmettent | transmettaient | transmirent | transmettront | transmettraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | transmette | transmisse |
| tu | transmettes | transmisses |
| il/elle | transmette | transmît |
| nous | transmettions | transmissions |
| vous | transmettiez | transmissiez |
| ils/elles | transmettent | transmissent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | transmets |
| nous | transmettons |
| vous | transmettez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- transmettant
- Past participle
- transmis · transmise · transmis · transmises
Examples
au .
I will pass your message on to the director.
transmettent .
Parents pass their language on to their children.
Cette transmettait .
This illness used to spread very quickly among the patients.
transmis l'.
The file was passed on to the whole team.
transmettons .
We pass the information on to the police every evening.
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