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rendre

rendre

See also: rèndre

English

Verb

rendre ‎(third-person singular simple present rendres, present participle rendring, simple past and past participle rendred)

  1. Archaic form of render.

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *rendō, from Latin reddō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rendʁ/

Verb

rendre

  1. to render
  2. to give back
  3. to make
    Te mé rends malado
    You make me ill
  4. to pay (a visit)
  5. (reflexive) to make one's way, to get oneself (into a place) (with dens or en)
    Je mé su rendu en payis de montagne
    I went to the mountains
  6. (reflexive) to call on (someone) (with chiéz)
  7. (reflexive) to surrender

Conjugation

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɑ̃dʁ/

Etymology

From Old French rendre, from Vulgar Latin *rendō, from Latin reddō.

Verb

rendre

  1. to render
  2. to make
    Tu me rends malade
    You make me ill
  3. to give back; to return
  4. to pay (a visit)
    L'amour vient rendre visite à mon âme. — Love comes to pay a visit to my soul.
  5. (reflexive) to make one's way (to a place), to get oneself (into a place) (with dans)
    • 2009, Christophe Josset, "L'État ne veut plus payer pour sauver ses touristes en perdition à l'étranger", France24.com:
      Les Français libérés lors d'une opération de secours après s'être rendus dans une zone étrangère dangereuse pourraient devoir en régler la facture.
      French people liberated during a rescue operation after having gotten themselves into a dangerous foreign zone may have to pay the bill.
  6. (reflexive) to call on (someone) (with chez)
  7. (reflexive) to surrender
    Après trois longues heures d'attente, le voleur s'est finalement rendu.
    After three long hours of waiting, the thief finally surrendered.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Hungarian

Etymology

rend +‎ -re

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɛndrɛ]
  • Hyphenation: rend‧re

Noun

rendre

  1. sublative singular of rend
    A gyerekeknek rendre és állandóságra van szükségük.‎ ― The children need order and stability.

Old French

Etymology

From from Vulgar Latin *rendō, from Latin reddō.

Verb

rendre

  1. to give back; to return (something)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of rendre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive rendre avoir rendu
gerund en rendant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle rendant
past participle rendu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present rent renz rent rendons rendez rendent
imperfect rendoie, rendeie rendoies, rendeies rendoit, rendeit rendiiens, rendiens rendiiez, rendiez rendoient, rendeient
preterite rendi rendis rendié rendimes rendistes rendierent
future rendrai rendras rendra rendrons rendroiz, rendreiz, rendrez rendront
conditional rendroie, rendreie rendroies, rendreies rendroit, rendreit rendriiens, rendriens rendriiez, rendriez rendroient, rendreient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present rende rendes rende rendons rendez rendent
imperfect rendisse rendisses rendist rendissons, rendissiens rendissoiz, rendissez, rendissiez rendissent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— rent — rendons rendez —

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