permettre — to permit, to allow (to grant permission or access); to allow, to enable (to provide the means, opportunity, etc.)
permettre is the #135 most common word in French, a verb. It means “to permit, to allow (to grant permission or access); to allow, to enable (to provide the means, opportunity, etc.)” and is pronounced /pɛʁ.mɛtʁ/.
#135frequency rank
0.06%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of permettre
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| permettre | infinitive | to permit |
| permettant | -ing form | permiting |
| permis | past participle | permited |
| permets | I · present | I permit |
| permets | you · present | you permit |
| permet | he/she · present | he/she permits |
| permettons | we · present | we permit |
| permettez | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) permit |
| permettent | they · present | they permit |
| permettais | I · imperfect | I used to permit |
| permettais | you · imperfect | you used to permit |
| permettait | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to permit |
| permettions | we · imperfect | we used to permit |
| permettiez | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to permit |
| permettaient | they · imperfect | they used to permit |
| permis | I · past | I permited |
| permis | you · past | you permited |
| permit | he/she · past | he/she permited |
| permîmes | we · past | we permited |
| permîtes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) permited |
| permirent | they · past | they permited |
| permettrai | I · future | I will permit |
| permettras | you · future | you will permit |
| permettra | he/she · future | he/she will permit |
| permettrons | we · future | we will permit |
| permettrez | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will permit |
| permettront | they · future | they will permit |
| permettrais | I · conditional | I would permit |
| permettrais | you · conditional | you would permit |
| permettrait | he/she · conditional | he/she would permit |
| permettrions | we · conditional | we would permit |
| permettriez | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would permit |
| permettraient | they · conditional | they would permit |
| permette | I · subjunctive present | (that) I permit |
| permettes | you · subjunctive present | (that) you permit |
| permette | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she permit |
| permettions | we · subjunctive present | (that) we permit |
| permettiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) permit |
| permettent | they · subjunctive present | (that) they permit |
| permisse | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I permited |
| permisses | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you permited |
| permît | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she permited |
| permissions | we · subjunctive imperfect | (if) we permited |
| permissiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you (pl.) permited |
| permissent | they · subjunctive imperfect | (if) they permited |
| permets | you · command | permit! |
| permettons | we · command | permit! (to several) |
| permettez | you (pl.) · command | permit! (to several) |
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