rencontrer

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

French

Etymology

From Old French encontrer prefixed with re-, from Late Latin *incontrare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

rencontrer

  1. to meet
  2. to come across

Conjugation

More information infinitive, simple ...
infinitive simple rencontrer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple rencontrant
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle rencontré
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)
present rencontre
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ/
rencontres
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ/
rencontre
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ/
rencontrons
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁɔ̃/
rencontrez
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe/
rencontrent
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ/
imperfect rencontrais
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁɛ/
rencontrais
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁɛ/
rencontrait
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁɛ/
rencontrions
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁi.jɔ̃/
rencontriez
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁi.je/
rencontraient
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁɛ/
past historic2 rencontrai
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe/
rencontras
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁa/
rencontra
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁa/
rencontrâmes
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁam/
rencontrâtes
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁat/
rencontrèrent
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁɛʁ/
future rencontrerai
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁə.ʁe/
rencontreras
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁə.ʁa/
rencontrera
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁə.ʁa/
rencontrerons
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁə.ʁɔ̃/
rencontrerez
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁə.ʁe/
rencontreront
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional rencontrerais
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/
rencontrerais
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/
rencontrerait
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/
rencontrerions
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁə.ʁjɔ̃/
rencontreriez
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁə.ʁje/
rencontreraient
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)
present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)
present rencontre
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ/
rencontres
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ/
rencontre
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ/
rencontrions
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁi.jɔ̃/
rencontriez
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁi.je/
rencontrent
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ/
imperfect2 rencontrasse
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁas/
rencontrasses
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁas/
rencontrât
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁa/
rencontrassions
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁa.sjɔ̃/
rencontrassiez
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁa.sje/
rencontrassent
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁas/
(compound
tenses)
past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative tu nous vous
simple rencontre
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ/
rencontrons
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁɔ̃/
rencontrez
/ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe/
compound simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
past historic → present perfect
past anterior → pluperfect
imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Close

Derived terms

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

From Old French re- (again) + encontrer (to meet, encounter).

Pronunciation

Verb

rencontrer

  1. (Jersey) to meet

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.