Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb renchérir
Introduction to the verb renchérir
The English translation of the French verb renchérir is “to make more expensive” or “to become more expensive”. It is pronounced as “ron-shay-reer” in its infinitive form.
The word “renchérir” comes from the Old French word “renchier”, which means “to increase, to make more expensive”. It is most often used in everyday French to express the idea of something becoming more expensive or increasing in price.
Here are three examples of how “renchérir” is used in everyday French:
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Les prix des fruits et légumes ont encore renchéri cette semaine. (The prices of fruits and vegetables have increased again this week.)
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Les coûts de production ont renchéri, ce qui a entraîné une hausse des prix pour les consommateurs. (Production costs have increased, which led to a rise in prices for consumers.)
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Le propriétaire a décidé de renchérir le loyer de 50 euros par mois. (The landlord has decided to raise the rent by 50 euros per month.)
Renchérir – 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 renchérir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | renchéris | Je renchéris sur le prix. | I increase the price. |
tu | renchéris | Tu renchéris trop souvent. | You raise it too often. |
il | renchérit | Il renchérit sur ses propos. | He adds to his statements. |
elle | renchérit | Elle renchérit sur la difficulté du travail. | She emphasizes the difficulty of the work. |
on | renchérit | On renchérit en période de crise. | We raise prices during a crisis. |
nous | renchérissons | Nous renchérissons nos tarifs. | We increase our prices. |
vous | renchérissez | Vous renchérissez la note. | You increase the bill. |
ils | renchérissent | Ils renchérissent leurs produits. | They make their products more expensive. |
elles | renchérissent | Elles renchérissent le coût de la vie. | They increase the cost of living. |
Other Conjugations for Renchérir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb renchérir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renchérir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renchérir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renchérir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renchérir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renchérir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renchérir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renchérir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renchérir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renchérir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renchérir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renchérir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renchérir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renchérir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renchérir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renchérir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb renchérir
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