rentrer

French

Etymology

From Old French, re- +‎ entrer.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ʁɑ̃t.ʁe/ X-SAMPA: /RA~t.Re/

Verb

rentrer

1. (intransitive, followed by dans) To go back, to re-enter

   Rentrer dans la salle

   Go back in(to) the room/ re-enter the room

2. (intransitive) To go (back) home, to come (back) home

   À trois heures du matin, je suis rentré chez moi

   At three in the morning, I went home

3. (intransitive) To get in, to go in, to fit in

   Ses chaussures ne rentrent pas dans son sac.

   Her shoes don't fit in her bag.

4. (transitive) To bring in, to get in, to put in

   Rentre ta monnaie dans ta poche.

   Put your change in your pocket.

5. (transitive) To score (a goal)

Derived terms

• rentrant
• rentré
• rentrée

Related terms

• entrer
• retourner
• revenir

Conjugation

   Conjugation of rentrer (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		rentrer			être rentré
gerund		en rentrant			en étant rentré
present participle		rentrant
past participle		rentré
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	rentre	rentres	rentre	rentrons	rentrez	rentrent
	imperfect	rentrais	rentrais	rentrait	rentrions	rentriez	rentraient
	past historic1	rentrai	rentras	rentra	rentrâmes	rentrâtes	rentrèrent
	future	rentrerai	rentreras	rentrera	rentrerons	rentrerez	rentreront
	conditional	rentrerais	rentrerais	rentrerait	rentrerions	rentreriez	rentreraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of être followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of être followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of être followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of être followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of être followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	rentre	rentres	rentre	rentrions	rentriez	rentrent
	imperfect1	rentrasse	rentrasses	rentrât	rentrassions	rentrassiez	rentrassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of être followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of être followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	rentre	—	rentrons	rentrez	—
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Jèrriais

Etymology

From Old French re- (“again”) + entrer (“to enter”).

Verb

rentrer

1. to go back