inventer
A2#1,336Hear it
verb
- to inventto make something for the first time
- to inventto create a mistruth
Forms
Present
| I | invente |
|---|---|
| you | inventes |
| he, she, it | invente |
| we | inventons |
| you (plural) | inventez |
| they | inventent |
Imperfect
| I | inventais |
|---|---|
| you | inventais |
| he, she, it | inventait |
| we | inventions |
| you (plural) | inventiez |
| they | inventaient |
Past historic
| I | inventai |
|---|---|
| you | inventas |
| he, she, it | inventa |
| we | inventâmes |
| you (plural) | inventâtes |
| they | inventèrent |
Future
| I | inventerai |
|---|---|
| you | inventeras |
| he, she, it | inventera |
| we | inventerons |
| you (plural) | inventerez |
| they | inventeront |
Conditional
| I | inventerais |
|---|---|
| you | inventerais |
| he, she, it | inventerait |
| we | inventerions |
| you (plural) | inventeriez |
| they | inventeraient |
Subjunctive
| I | invente |
|---|---|
| you | inventes |
| he, she, it | invente |
| we | inventions |
| you (plural) | inventiez |
| they | inventent |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | inventasse |
|---|---|
| you | inventasses |
| he, she, it | inventât |
| we | inventassions |
| you (plural) | inventassiez |
| they | inventassent |
Imperative
| you | invente |
|---|---|
| we | inventons |
| you (plural) | inventez |
Other forms
| infinitive | inventer |
|---|---|
| past participle | inventé |
| gerund | inventant |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- C'est pour cela qu'une chanson dit que Charlemagne a inventé l'école.That is why a song says that Charlemagne invented school.A1Charlemagne
- Au moins trois villes du Québec affirment l'avoir inventée.At least three towns in Québec claim to have invented it.B1La poutine — Poutine
- La stupeur première du choc commençait à se dissiper; son chagrin s'aiguisa, et la main qui lui serrait le coeur se mit à inventer des pincements, des déchirures, vingt tortures rusées et cruelles.The first stupor of the shock was beginning to dissipate; his grief became sharp, and his hand, which held his heart, began to invent tweaks, tears, and twenty cunning and cruel tortures.B1Maria Chapdelaine
- Coco Chanel a inventé la petite robe noire et un parfum qui porte un numéro : le No 5.Coco Chanel invented the little black dress and a perfume that bears a number: No. 5.B2Les Années folles — The Roaring Twenties