Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb retenter
Introduction to the verb retenter
The English translation of the French verb retenter is “to try again/to attempt again.” It is pronounced as “reh-tahn-tay.”
Retenter derives from the Latin word “tentare,” meaning “to try.” It is commonly used in everyday French to express the act of trying something again, often in the face of previous failure or difficulties.
Examples:
- Je vais retenter ma chance à l’examen. (I will try again at the exam.)
- Après avoir échoué la première fois, il a décidé de retenter sa chance en amour. (After failing the first time, he decided to try again at love.)
- Elle a retenté sa recette de gâteau et cette fois-ci, c’était réussi. (She tried her cake recipe again and this time, it turned out well.)
Retenter – 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 retenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | retente | Je retente ma chance. | I’m trying again. |
tu | retentes | Tu retentes toujours le même truc. | You keep trying the same thing. |
il | retente | Il retente sa chance au jeu. | He’s trying his luck at the game. |
elle | retente | Elle retente l’expérience. | She’s giving it another try. |
on | retente | On retente l’aventure. | We’re trying the adventure again. |
nous | retentons | Nous retentons notre chance. | We’re giving our luck another shot. |
vous | retentez | Vous retentez votre chance ? | Are you trying your luck again? |
ils | retentent | Ils retentent de trouver une solution. | They’re trying to find a solution again. |
elles | retentent | Elles retentent leur chance. | They’re giving their luck another try. |
Other Conjugations for Retenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb retenter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb retenter
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