reconnaître
A1#804Hear it
verb
- to recognisesomething or someone that one has encountered before
- to acknowledge, to admitsomething is true
- to acknowledgea child
Forms
Present
| I | reconnais |
|---|---|
| you | reconnais |
| he, she, it | reconnaît |
| we | reconnaissons |
| you (plural) | reconnaissez |
| they | reconnaissent |
Imperfect
| I | reconnaissais |
|---|---|
| you | reconnaissais |
| he, she, it | reconnaissait |
| we | reconnaissions |
| you (plural) | reconnaissiez |
| they | reconnaissaient |
Past historic
| I | reconnus |
|---|---|
| you | reconnus |
| he, she, it | reconnut |
| we | reconnûmes |
| you (plural) | reconnûtes |
| they | reconnurent |
Future
| I | reconnaîtrai |
|---|---|
| you | reconnaîtras |
| he, she, it | reconnaîtra |
| we | reconnaîtrons |
| you (plural) | reconnaîtrez |
| they | reconnaîtront |
Conditional
| I | reconnaîtrais |
|---|---|
| you | reconnaîtrais |
| he, she, it | reconnaîtrait |
| we | reconnaîtrions |
| you (plural) | reconnaîtriez |
| they | reconnaîtraient |
Subjunctive
| I | reconnaisse |
|---|---|
| you | reconnaisses |
| he, she, it | reconnaisse |
| we | reconnaissions |
| you (plural) | reconnaissiez |
| they | reconnaissent |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | reconnusse |
|---|---|
| you | reconnusses |
| he, she, it | reconnût |
| we | reconnussions |
| you (plural) | reconnussiez |
| they | reconnussent |
Imperative
| you | reconnais |
|---|---|
| we | reconnaissons |
| you (plural) | reconnaissez |
Other forms
| infinitive | reconnaître |
|---|---|
| past participle | reconnu |
| gerund | reconnaissant |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Il partit de suite et courut sur la neige, songeant au regard reconnaissant de Maria.He left immediately and ran on the snow, thinking of Maria's grateful look.B1Maria Chapdelaine
- Athos reconnut Grimaud.Athos recognized Grimaud.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- Joncas et lui se reconnurent aussitôt.He and Joncas recognized each other immediately.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- Au reste, le mariage était une institution reconnue.Moreover, marriage was a recognized institution.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I