/ʁəsəvwaʁ/to receiveB1
- Family
- Family 5 — boot verbs
- 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.
Singular — the short stem
Boot verb — ils takes the singular stem back
recev-+-ons -ez -ent
- ils reçoiventthe rule said recevent
recev-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
recev-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
reçoiv-+-e -es -e -ent
recevr-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
recevr-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
recevoir
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
reçu
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
reçu
Conjugation
| I | je reçois/ʒə ʁəswa/I receive | /ʒə ʁəswa/ | I receive |
| you | tu reçois/ty ʁəswa/you receive | /ty ʁəswa/ | you receive |
| he/she | il reçoit/il ʁəswa/he receives | /il ʁəswa/ | he receives |
| we | nous recevons/nu ʁəsəvɔ̃/we receive | /nu ʁəsəvɔ̃/ | we receive |
| you | vous recevez/vu ʁəsəve/you receive | /vu ʁəsəve/ | you receive |
| they | ils reçoivent/il ʁəswav/they receive | /il ʁəswav/ | they receive |
Examples
- /ʒə ʁə.swa.z‿yn lɛtʁ/
Je reçois une lettre.I receive a letter.
- /il ʁə.swa yn lɛtʁ/
Il reçoit une lettre.He receives a letter.
- /kə ʁə.swa.ty/
Que reçois-tu ?What are you getting?
Notes
The cedilla appears before
oandu:je reçois, butnous recevons— no cedilla beforee. Without it thecwould be hard.It also means to have people over:
Nous recevons ce soir— we have guests tonight.