entrer
French
Etymology
From Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrāre, present active infinitive of intrō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tʁe/
audio (file) - Homophones: entrai, entré, entrée, entrées, entrés, entrez
Verb
entrer
- (intransitive) to enter
- Entrer dans la salle.
- Enter the room.
- Antonym: sortir
Usage notes
- This verb uses the auxiliary verb être to form compound tenses if used intransitively.
Conjugation
Conjugation of entrer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | entrer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | être + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | entrant /ɑ̃.tʁɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | étant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | entré /ɑ̃.tʁe/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | entre /ɑ̃tʁ/ | entres /ɑ̃tʁ/ | entre /ɑ̃tʁ/ | entrons /ɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/ | entrez /ɑ̃.tʁe/ | entrent /ɑ̃tʁ/ |
| imperfect | entrais /ɑ̃.tʁɛ/ | entrais /ɑ̃.tʁɛ/ | entrait /ɑ̃.tʁɛ/ | entrions /ɑ̃.tʁi.jɔ̃/ | entriez /ɑ̃.tʁi.je/ | entraient /ɑ̃.tʁɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | entrai /ɑ̃.tʁe/ | entras /ɑ̃.tʁa/ | entra /ɑ̃.tʁa/ | entrâmes /ɑ̃.tʁam/ | entrâtes /ɑ̃.tʁat/ | entrèrent /ɑ̃.tʁɛʁ/ | |
| future | entrerai /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁe/ | entreras /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁa/ | entrera /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁa/ | entrerons /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɔ̃/ | entrerez /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁe/ | entreront /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | entrerais /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/ | entrerais /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/ | entrerait /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/ | entrerions /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ | entreriez /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁje/ | entreraient /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of être + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of être + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of être + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of être + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of être + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | entre /ɑ̃tʁ/ | entres /ɑ̃tʁ/ | entre /ɑ̃tʁ/ | entrions /ɑ̃.tʁi.jɔ̃/ | entriez /ɑ̃.tʁi.je/ | entrent /ɑ̃tʁ/ |
| imperfect2 | entrasse /ɑ̃.tʁas/ | entrasses /ɑ̃.tʁas/ | entrât /ɑ̃.tʁa/ | entrassions /ɑ̃.tʁa.sjɔ̃/ | entrassiez /ɑ̃.tʁa.sje/ | entrassent /ɑ̃.tʁas/ | |
| (compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of être + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of être + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | entre /ɑ̃tʁ/ | — | entrons /ɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/ | entrez /ɑ̃.tʁe/ | — | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of être + past participle | — | simple imperative of être + past participle | simple imperative of être + past participle | — | |
| 1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Derived terms
- entrée
- entrer en action
- entrer en fonction
- entrer en jeu
- entrer en lice
- entrer en ligne de compte
- entrer en religion
- entrer en scène
- entrer en vigueur
Further reading
- “entrer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- errent, renter, rentre, rentré
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French entrer, from Latin intrāre, present active infinitive of intrō.
Verb
entrer
- (intransitive) to enter
- 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 71:
- Lancelot qui fut entré en la forest chevaucha tout le iour sans boire & sans menger
- Lancelot, who entered in to the forest, rode the entire day without drinking or eating
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Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of entrer
| infinitive | simple | entrer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | estre + past participle | ||||||
| present participle1 or gerund2 | simple | entrant | |||||
| compound | present participle or gerund of estre + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | entré | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ie (i’) | tu | il, elle | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | entre | entres | entre | entrons | entrez | entrent |
| imperfect | entrois, entroys | entrois, entroys | entroit, entroyt | entrions, entryons | entriez, entryez | entroient, entroyent | |
| past historic | entra | entras | entra | entrasmes | entrastes | entrerent | |
| future | entrerai, entreray | entreras | entrera | entrerons | entrerez | entreront | |
| conditional | entrerois, entreroys | entrerois, entreroys | entreroit, entreroyt | entrerions, entreryons | entreriez, entreryez | entreroient, entreroyent | |
| (compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of estre + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of estre + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | past historic of estre + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of estre + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of estre + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ie (i’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ilz, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | entre | entres | entre | entrons | entrez | entrent |
| imperfect | entrasse | entrasses | entrast | entrassions | entrassiez | entrassent | |
| (compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of estre + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of estre + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | entre | — | entrons | entrez | — | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of estre + past participle | — | simple imperative of estre + past participle | simple imperative of estre + past participle | — | |
| 1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679. | |||||||
| 2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180). | |||||||
Descendants
- French: entrer
- → Danish: entrere
Norman
Etymology
From Old French entrer (“to enter”), from Latin intrō, intrāre.
Verb
entrer (gerund entréthie)
- (Jersey) to enter
Antonyms
- sorti (“to leave”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
entrer
- present of entre
Old French
Alternative forms
- antrer
- intrer (10th century)
Etymology
From Latin intrāre, present active infinitive of intrō.
Verb
entrer
- (intransitive) to enter
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of entrer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | entrer | estre entré | |||||
| gerund | en entrant | Use the gerund of estre followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | entrant | ||||||
| past participle | entré | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses | present | entre | entres | entre | entrons | entrez | entrent |
| imperfect | entroie, entreie, entroe, entreve | entroies, entreies, entroes, entreves | entroit, entreit, entrot, entreve | entriiens, entriens | entriiez, entriez | entroient, entreient, entroent, entrevent | |
| preterite | entrai | entras | entra | entrames | entrastes | entrerent | |
| future | entrerai | entreras | entrera | entrerons | entreroiz, entrereiz, entrerez | entreront | |
| conditional | entreroie, entrereie | entreroies, entrereies | entreroit, entrereit | entreriiens, entreriens | entreriiez, entreriez | entreroient, entrereient | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of estre followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses | present | entre | entres | entre | entrons | entrez | entrent |
| imperfect | entrasse | entrasses | entrast | entrissons, entrissiens | entrissoiz, entrissez, entrissiez | entrassent | |
| compound tenses | past | Use the present subjunctive of estre followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of estre followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | entre | — | entrons | entrez | — | ||
Descendants
- Middle French: entrer
- French: entrer
- → Danish: entrere
- French: entrer
- Norman: entrer
- → Middle English: entren
- English: enter
- Scots: enter