All verbs

/ʒwɛ̃dʁ/to joinB1

Family
Family 3 — two-stem `-re`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
joignons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

join-+-s -s -t

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

joign-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

joign-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

joign-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

joign-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
joindre
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

joindr-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

joindr-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

joindre

Past participle
joint

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

joint

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

joint

Conjugation

présent
Ije joins/ʒə ʒwɛ̃/I join
youtu joins/ty ʒwɛ̃/you join
he/sheil joint/il ʒwɛ̃/he joins
wenous joignons/nu ʒwanjɔ̃/we join
youvous joignez/vu ʒwanje/you join
theyils joignent/il ʒwanj/they join

Examples

  • Je n'arrive pas à le joindre.

    /ʒə na.ʁiv pa.z‿a lə ʒwɛ̃dʁ/

    I can't get hold of him.

  • Veuillez trouver ci-joint…

    /vœ.je tʁu.ve si.ʒwɛ̃/

    Please find attached…

  • Je peux vous joindre ?

    /ʒə pø vu ʒwɛ̃dʁ/

    Can I reach you?

Set phrases

  • ci-joint

    attached, enclosed

  • la pièce jointe

    the attachment

Notes

  • joindre quelqu'un is to reach them by phone or email — the commonest everyday sense.

  • la pièce jointe is an email attachment, and ci-joint is "please find attached" in a formal letter. See email-formel.