Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb redonner
Introduction to the verb redonner
The English translation of the French verb redonner is “to give back” or “to return”. It is pronounced as “ruh-doh-nay”.
The word redonner is derived from the French word “donner” which means “to give”. It is often used in everyday French to indicate an action of giving something back or returning something to its original state.
Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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Je vais redonner ce livre à la bibliothèque. (I will return this book to the library.)
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Redonne-moi mon stylo, s’il te plaît. (Give me back my pen, please.)
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Elle a redonné vie à cette vieille maison. (She gave back life to this old house.)
Redonner – 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 redonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
je | redonne | Je redonne mon livre à la bibliothèque. | I am returning my book to the library.
tu | redonnes | Tu redonnes de l’énergie à tes amis. | You are giving energy back to your friends.
il | redonne | Il redonne espoir à la communauté. | He is giving hope back to the community.
elle | redonne | Elle redonne le sourire à ses patients. | She is giving back a smile to her patients.
on | redonne | On redonne vie à cette vieille maison. | We are giving life back to this old house.
nous | redonnons| Nous redonnons une chance à notre équipe. | We are giving our team another chance.
vous | redonnez | Vous redonnez de l’espoir à vos supporters. | You are giving hope back to your supporters.
ils | redonnent| Ils redonnent confiance à leur chef. | They are giving back confidence to their boss.
elles | redonnent| Elles redonnent un sens à leur vie. | They are giving meaning back to their lives.
Other Conjugations for Redonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb redonner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb redonner
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