entrer

French

Etymology

From Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrāre, present active infinitive of intrō.

Pronunciation

Verb

entrer

  1. (intransitive) to enter
    Entrer dans la salle.
    Enter the room.

Usage notes

Conjugation
Conjugation of entrer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle entrant
/ɑ̃.tʁɑ̃/
past participle entré
/ɑ̃.tʁe/
infinitive
simple entrer
compound être + past participle
gerund1
simple entrant
/ɑ̃.tʁɑ̃/
compound étant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle 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 – tu – nous vous –
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 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French entrer, from Latin intrāre, present active infinitive of intrō.

Verb

entrer

  1. (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

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
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 ie (may be i' before a vowel) tu il 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 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 past historic 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 ie que tu qu'il 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 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 – nous vous –
— entre — entrons entrez —

Descendants

Norman

Etymology

From Old French entrer (“to enter”), from Latin intrō, intrāre.

Verb

entrer (gerund entréthie)

  1. (Jersey) to enter

Antonyms

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

entrer

  1. present of entre

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin intrāre, present active infinitive of intrō.

Verb

entrer

  1. (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
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