Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb recenser
Introduction to the verb recenser
The English translation of the French verb recenser is “to list” or “to census.” It is pronounced “reh-sahn-seh.”
The language origin of recenser can be traced back to the Latin word “recensere,” meaning “to count.” In everyday French, it is most often used to refer to the action of listing or counting items or people.
Examples:
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Je dois recenser tous les livres dans cette bibliothèque. (I need to list all the books in this library.)
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Le gouvernement recense les habitants chaque année. (The government takes a census of the population every year.)
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Nous avons recensé plus de 1000 espèces de plantes dans cette région. (We have listed over 1000 plant species in this region.)
Recenser – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of recenser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | recense | Je recense | I am counting |
Tu | recenses | Tu recenses | You are counting |
Il | recense | Il recense | He is counting |
Elle | recense | Elle recense | She is counting |
On | recense | On recense | One is counting |
Nous | recensons | Nous recensons | We are counting |
Vous | recensez | Vous recensez | You are counting |
Ils | recensent | Ils recensent | They are counting |
Elles | recensent | Elles recensent | They are counting |
Other Conjugations for Recenser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb recenser (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recenser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recenser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recenser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recenser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recenser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recenser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recenser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recenser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recenser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recenser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recenser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recenser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recenser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recenser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recenser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb recenser
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