entendre — to hear; to be able to hear
entendre is the #228 most common word in French, a verb. It means “to hear; to be able to hear” and is pronounced /ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ/.
#228frequency rank
0.04%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of entendre
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| entendre | infinitive | to hear |
| entendant | -ing form | hearing |
| entendu | past participle | heard |
| entends | I · present | I hear |
| entends | you · present | you hear |
| entend | he/she · present | he/she hears |
| entendons | we · present | we hear |
| entendez | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) hear |
| entendent | they · present | they hear |
| entendais | I · imperfect | I used to hear |
| entendais | you · imperfect | you used to hear |
| entendait | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to hear |
| entendions | we · imperfect | we used to hear |
| entendiez | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to hear |
| entendaient | they · imperfect | they used to hear |
| entendis | I · past | I heard |
| entendis | you · past | you heard |
| entendit | he/she · past | he/she heard |
| entendîmes | we · past | we heard |
| entendîtes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) heard |
| entendirent | they · past | they heard |
| entendrai | I · future | I will hear |
| entendras | you · future | you will hear |
| entendra | he/she · future | he/she will hear |
| entendrons | we · future | we will hear |
| entendrez | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will hear |
| entendront | they · future | they will hear |
| entendrais | I · conditional | I would hear |
| entendrais | you · conditional | you would hear |
| entendrait | he/she · conditional | he/she would hear |
| entendrions | we · conditional | we would hear |
| entendriez | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would hear |
| entendraient | they · conditional | they would hear |
| entende | I · subjunctive present | (that) I hear |
| entendes | you · subjunctive present | (that) you hear |
| entende | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she hear |
| entendions | we · subjunctive present | (that) we hear |
| entendiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) hear |
| entendent | they · subjunctive present | (that) they hear |
| entendisse | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I heard |
| entendisses | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you heard |
| entendît | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she heard |
| entendissions | we · subjunctive imperfect | (if) we heard |
| entendissiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you (pl.) heard |
| entendissent | they · subjunctive imperfect | (if) they heard |
| entends | you · command | hear! |
| entendons | we · command | hear! (to several) |
| entendez | you (pl.) · command | hear! (to several) |
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