enlever

/ɑ̃l.ve/

verb #1353 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

to remove, to take off

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jeenlèveenlevaisenlevaienlèveraienlèverais
tuenlèvesenlevaisenlevasenlèverasenlèverais
il/elleenlèveenlevaitenlevaenlèveraenlèverait
nousenlevonsenlevionsenlevâmesenlèveronsenlèverions
vousenlevezenleviezenlevâtesenlèverezenlèveriez
ils/ellesenlèventenlevaientenlevèrentenlèverontenlèveraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeenlèveenlevasse
tuenlèvesenlevasses
il/elleenlèveenlevât
nousenlevionsenlevassions
vousenleviezenlevassiez
ils/ellesenlèventenlevassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tuenlève
nousenlevons
vousenlevez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
enlevant
Past participle
enlevé, enlevée, enlevés, enlevées

Examples

chaussures ' .

Take off your shoes before coming into the house.

meubles grenier.

We removed the old furniture from the loft.

l' pleine .

They kidnapped the child in broad daylight.

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