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entrer
entrer
French
Verb
entrer
- (intransitive) to enter
- Entrer dans la salle.
- Enter the room.
- Entrer dans la salle.
Conjugation
Conjugation of entrer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | entrer | être entré | |||||
| gerund | en entrant | en étant entré | |||||
| present participle | entrant /ɑ̃.tʁɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | entré /ɑ̃.tʁe/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | entre /ɑ̃tʁ/ |
entres /ɑ̃tʁ/ |
entre /ɑ̃tʁ/ |
entrons /ɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/ |
entrez /ɑ̃.tʁe/ |
entrent /ɑ̃tʁ/ |
| imperfect | entrais /ɑ̃.tʁɛ/ |
entrais /ɑ̃.tʁɛ/ |
entrait /ɑ̃.tʁɛ/ |
entrions /ɑ̃.tʁi.jɔ̃/ |
entriez /ɑ̃.tʁi.je/ |
entraient /ɑ̃.tʁɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | entrai /ɑ̃.tʁe/ |
entras /ɑ̃.tʁa/ |
entra /ɑ̃.tʁa/ |
entrâmes /ɑ̃.tʁam/ |
entrâtes /ɑ̃.tʁat/ |
entrèrent /ɑ̃.tʁɛʁ/ |
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| future | entrerai /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁe/ |
entreras /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁa/ |
entrera /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁa/ |
entrerons /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɔ̃/ |
entrerez /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁe/ |
entreront /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | entrerais /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/ |
entrerais /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/ |
entrerait /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/ |
entrerions /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
entreriez /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁje/ |
entreraient /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of être followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of être followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of être followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of être followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of être followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | entre /ɑ̃tʁ/ |
entres /ɑ̃tʁ/ |
entre /ɑ̃tʁ/ |
entrions /ɑ̃.tʁi.jɔ̃/ |
entriez /ɑ̃.tʁi.je/ |
entrent /ɑ̃tʁ/ |
| imperfect1 |
entrasse /ɑ̃.tʁas/ |
entrasses /ɑ̃.tʁas/ |
entrât /ɑ̃.tʁa/ |
entrassions /ɑ̃.tʁa.sjɔ̃/ |
entrassiez /ɑ̃.tʁa.sje/ |
entrassent /ɑ̃.tʁas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of être followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of être followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | entre /ɑ̃tʁ/ |
— | entrons /ɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/ |
entrez /ɑ̃.tʁe/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Usage notes
- This verb uses the auxiliary verb être to form compound tenses if used intransitively.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French entrer, from Latin intrāre, present active infinitive of intrō.
Verb
entrer
- (intransitive) to enter
- 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 71:
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Lancelot qui fut entré en la forest chevaucha tout le iour sans boire & sans menger
- Lancelot, who entered in to the forest, rode the entire day without drinking or eating
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Lancelot qui fut entré en la forest chevaucha tout le iour sans boire & sans menger
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Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of entrer
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | entrer | estre entré | |||||
| gerund | en entrant | Use the gerund of estre followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | entrant | ||||||
| past participle | entré | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ie (may be i' before a vowel) | tu | il | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | entre | entres | entre | entrons | entrez | entrent |
| imperfect | entrois, entroys | entrois, entroys | entroit, entroyt | entrions, entryons | entriez, entryez | entroient, entroyent | |
| past historic | entra | entras | entra | entrasmes | entrastes | entrerent | |
| future | entrerai, entreray | entreras | entrera | entrerons | entrerez | entreront | |
| conditional | entrerois, entreroys | entrerois, entreroys | entreroit, entreroyt | entrerions, entreryons | entreriez, entreryez | entreroient, entreroyent | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of estre followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the past historic tense of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ie | que tu | qu'il | que nous | que vous | qu'ilz, qu'elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | entre | entres | entre | entrons | entrez | entrent |
| imperfect | entrasse | entrasses | entrast | entrassions | entrassiez | entrassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of estre followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | entre | — | entrons | entrez | — | ||
Descendants
- French: entrer
Norman
Etymology
From Old French entrer (“to enter”), from Latin intrō, intrāre.
Verb
entrer (gerund entréthie)
Antonyms
- sorti (“to leave”)
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin intrāre, present active infinitive of intrō.
Verb
entrer
- (intransitive) to enter
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of entrer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | entrer | estre entré | |||||
| gerund | en entrant | Use the gerund of estre followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | entrant | ||||||
| past participle | entré | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | entre | entres | entre | entrons | entrez | entrent |
| imperfect | entroie, entreie, entroe, entreve | entroies, entreies, entroes, entreves | entroit, entreit, entrot, entreve | entriiens, entriens | entriiez, entriez | entroient, entreient, entroent, entrevent | |
| preterite | entrai | entras | entra | entrames | entrastes | entrerent | |
| future | entrerai | entreras | entrera | entrerons | entreroiz, entrereiz, entrerez | entreront | |
| conditional | entreroie, entrereie | entreroies, entrereies | entreroit, entrereit | entreriiens, entreriens | entreriiez, entreriez | entreroient, entrereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of estre followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | entre | entres | entre | entrons | entrez | entrent |
| imperfect | entrasse | entrasses | entrast | entrissons, entrissiens | entrissoiz, entrissez, entrissiez | entrassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of estre followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | entre | — | entrons | entrez | — | ||