rendre — to give back; to return, to restore, to give back
rendre is the #153 most common word in French, a verb. It means “to give back; to return, to restore, to give back” and is pronounced /ʁɑ̃dʁ/.
#153frequency rank
0.07%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of rendre
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| rendre | infinitive | to give |
| rendant | -ing form | giving |
| rendu | past participle | given |
| rends | I · present | I give |
| rends | you · present | you give |
| rend | he/she · present | he/she gives |
| rendons | we · present | we give |
| rendez | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) give |
| rendent | they · present | they give |
| rendais | I · imperfect | I used to give |
| rendais | you · imperfect | you used to give |
| rendait | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to give |
| rendions | we · imperfect | we used to give |
| rendiez | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to give |
| rendaient | they · imperfect | they used to give |
| rendis | I · past | I gave |
| rendis | you · past | you gave |
| rendit | he/she · past | he/she gave |
| rendîmes | we · past | we gave |
| rendîtes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) gave |
| rendirent | they · past | they gave |
| rendrai | I · future | I will give |
| rendras | you · future | you will give |
| rendra | he/she · future | he/she will give |
| rendrons | we · future | we will give |
| rendrez | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will give |
| rendront | they · future | they will give |
| rendrais | I · conditional | I would give |
| rendrais | you · conditional | you would give |
| rendrait | he/she · conditional | he/she would give |
| rendrions | we · conditional | we would give |
| rendriez | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would give |
| rendraient | they · conditional | they would give |
| rende | I · subjunctive present | (that) I give |
| rendes | you · subjunctive present | (that) you give |
| rende | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she give |
| rendions | we · subjunctive present | (that) we give |
| rendiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) give |
| rendent | they · subjunctive present | (that) they give |
| rendisse | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I gave |
| rendisses | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you gave |
| rendît | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she gave |
| rendissions | we · subjunctive imperfect | (if) we gave |
| rendissiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you (pl.) gave |
| rendissent | they · subjunctive imperfect | (if) they gave |
| rends | you · command | give! |
| rendons | we · command | give! (to several) |
| rendez | you (pl.) · command | give! (to several) |
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