envoyer

/ɑ̃vwaje/

verb #862 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to send

Grammar

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jeenvoieenvoyaisenvoyaienverraienverrais
tuenvoiesenvoyaisenvoyasenverrasenverrais
il/elleenvoieenvoyaitenvoyaenverraenverrait
nousenvoyonsenvoyionsenvoyâmesenverronsenverrions
vousenvoyezenvoyiezenvoyâtesenverrezenverriez
ils/ellesenvoientenvoyaientenvoyèrentenverrontenverraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeenvoieenvoyasse
tuenvoiesenvoyasses
il/elleenvoieenvoyât
nousenvoyionsenvoyassions
vousenvoyiezenvoyassiez
ils/ellesenvoientenvoyassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tuenvoie
nousenvoyons
vousenvoyez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
envoyant
Past participle
envoyé, envoyée, envoyés, envoyées

Examples

' document email ?

Can you send me the document by email before tonight?

bouquet fleurs Mères.

She sent a bouquet of flowers to her mother for Mother's Day.

illegal.

Sending messages while driving is dangerous and illegal.

Envoyer est un verbe du premier groupe avec un changement de base : il envoie (pas de y devant terminaison muette). Envoyer quelque chose a quelqu'un (to send something to someone) est la construction standard. S'envoyer en langage familier peut signifier s'offrir quelque chose.

Envoyer valser (to send flying, to dismiss) et envoyer sur les roses (to send packing) sont des expressions figurees. Envoyer chercher (to send for) et envoyer en mission (to send on a mission) sont des constructions courantes. Envoi (m) est le nom associe.

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