/ʁaple/to remindA1
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- a direct object · que + clause — Takes a direct object; à for who is reminded; reflexive se rappeler for remembering
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
rappell-+-e -es -e
Boot verb — ils takes the singular stem back
rappel-+-ons -ez -ent
- ils rappellentthe rule said rappelent
rappel-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
rappel-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
rappell-+-e -es -e -ent
rappeller-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
rappeller-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
rappeler
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
rappelé
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
rappelé
Conjugation
| I | je rappelle/ʒə ʁapɛl/I remind | /ʒə ʁapɛl/ | I remind |
| you | tu rappelles/ty ʁapɛl/you remind | /ty ʁapɛl/ | you remind |
| he/she | il rappelle/il ʁapɛl/he reminds | /il ʁapɛl/ | he reminds |
| we | nous rappelons/nu ʁaplɔ̃/we remind | /nu ʁaplɔ̃/ | we remind |
| you | vous rappelez/vu ʁaple/you remind | /vu ʁaple/ | you remind |
| they | ils rappellent/il ʁapɛl/they remind | /il ʁapɛl/ | they remind |
Examples
- /ʒə tə ʁa.pɛl də.mɛ̃/
Je te rappelle demain.I'll call you back tomorrow.
- /ʒə vu ʁa.pɛl kə la ʁe.y.njɔ̃ ɛ.t‿a di.z‿œʁ/
Je vous rappelle que la réunion est à dix heures.May I remind you the meeting is at ten.
- /ʒə mə ʁa.pɛl sə ʒuʁ/
Je me rappelle ce jour.I remember that day.
Set phrases
se rappelerto remember
rappeler queto remind that
Notes
Three jobs: to call back, to remind, and reflexively to remember.
Je te rappelleis usually about the phone.se rappelertakes a DIRECT object,se souvenirtakesde:Je me rappelle ce jourbutJe me souviens de ce jour. Getting this backwards is extremely common.The
ldoubles where the ending is silent:je rappellebutnous rappelons.