Prendre
Prendre is an irregular -re verb, and is conjugated differently.
Formation
French Verb • Present Indicative  prendre  to take | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||||
| first person | je prends | jeuh prahn | I take | nous prenons | noo prenn ohn | we take |
| second person | tu prends | too prahn | you take | vous prenez | voo prennay | you take |
| third person | il prend | eel prahnn | he takes | ils prennent | eel prehn | they take (masc. or mixed) |
| elle prend | ell prahnn | she takes | ||||
| on prend | oh prahnn | one takes | elles prennent | ell prehn | they take (fem.) | |
Related Words
- prendre – to take
- apprendre – to learn
- comprendre – to comprehend/understand
- se méprendre – to be mistaken
- surprendre – to surprise
Idioms and Related Expressions
- prendre – to take, to have something to eat
- prendre conscience (de) – to become aware (of)
- prendre la correspondance – to change trains
- prendre une décision – to make a decision
- prendre des kilos – to gain weight
- prendre part (à) – to take part (in)
- prendre la parole – to start talking
- prendre le pas sur – to surpass
- prendre le petit déjeuner – to eat breakfast
- prendre rendez-vous – to make an appointment
- prendre le métro – to get the subway
- prendre un café – to have a coffee
The Sciences – Les Sciences
| French Vocabulary • Science The Sciences and Scientists Les sciences et les savants | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| General | Biology – La biologie | ||
| le savant scientist | une personne qui expérimente a person who experiments | la bio(logie) biology | l’étude des organismes vivants the study of living organisms |
| observer analyser | to observe to analyse | la botanique botany | l’étude des plantes the study of plants |
| Physics – La physique | l’anatomie (f) anatomy | l’étude du corps humain the study of the human body | |
| la physique physics | l’étude de la matière et de l’énergie the study of matter and energy | la zoologie zoology | l’étude des animaux the study of animals |
| le physicien | physicist | le biologiste | biologist |
| Chemistry – La chimie | la cellule | a cell | |
| la chimie chemistry | l’étude des éléments the study of elements | des microbes des bactéries des virus | germs bacteria virus |
| le chimiste | chemist | le microscope | microscope |
Elements – Les éléments
| French Vocabulary • Science Elements Les éléments | ||
|---|---|---|
| l’argent (m) | silver | Also: money |
| l’azote (m) | nitrogen | |
| le chrome | chromium | /krom/ |
| le cuivre | copper | Also a conjugation of cuivrer |
| le fer | iron | |
| l’hydrogène (m) | hydrogen | Also a conjugation of hydrogéner. |
| le manganèse | manganese | |
| l’or (m) | gold | Also a conjunction meaning yet, however. |
| l’oxygène (m) | oxygen | |
| le soufre | sulphur | /sufr/ (audio) |
| le xénon | xenon | |
| le zinc | zinc | /z???/, /zE~g/ Also: (informal) counter Also: (in a bar, café, etc), bar |
Astronomy
| French Vocabulary • Science Astronomy L’astronomie | |
|---|---|
| The Planets | |
| Mercure | Mercury |
| Vénus | Venus |
| La (planete) terre | Earth |
| Mars | Mars |
| Jupiter | Jupiter |
| Saturne | Saturn |
| Uranus | Uranus |
| Neptune | Neptune |
| Pluton | Pluto |
| Other Obejcts | |
| Le soleil | sun |
| La lune | moon |