Descendre
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🔹 Descendre – to go down / to descend / to get off
Meanings:
- To go down (stairs, a hill, etc.)
- To descend or lower
- To get off (a bus, car, train, etc.)
- Can also mean to bring down something (with a direct object)
Examples:
-
Je descends les escaliers.
→ I go down the stairs. -
Elle descend du bus.
→ She is getting off the bus. -
Il a descendu la valise.
→ He brought the suitcase down.
⚠️ Note: This verb uses être or avoir in passé composé, depending on use:
- With être → when there's no direct object:
Il est descendu à la cave. (He went down to the basement.) - With avoir → when there's a direct object:
Il a descendu les valises. (He brought down the suitcases.)
Present tense conjugation:
Subject | Verb |
---|---|
Je | descends |
Tu | descends |
Il/Elle | descend |
Nous | descendons |
Vous | descendez |
Ils/Elles | descendent |
Would you like the passé composé or reflexive form (like se descendre, rarely used)?
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