To accept in French 🇫🇷

Opposites

Accepter (to accept) – Refuser (to refuse)

7 months ago

Cognate

Looks like English accept and that’s what it means

9 months ago

accepter info.

Tips to remember the French word “accepter”:
– It is very similar to the English word “to accept,” with the same spelling except for the added ‘er’ at the end, common in French infinitive verbs.
– Think of accepting a letter (lettre in French), which has two ‘c’s and two ‘t’s just like accepter.

Explanations:
– “Accepter” is a regular -er verb in French. As an infinitive form, it means “to accept.”
– It is conjugated similarly to most verbs in the first group (verbs ending in -er).

Other words that mean the same thing or related concepts:
– Approuver (to approve)
– Consentir (to consent)
– Agréer (to agree, in a formal or legal context)

Different conjugations of “accepter”:
Present tense:
– J’accepte (I accept)
– Tu acceptes (You accept)
– Il/Elle accepte (He/She accepts)
– Nous acceptons (We accept)
– Vous acceptez (You accept – formal/plural)
– Ils/Elles acceptent (They accept)

Past tense (Passé Composé):
– J’ai accepté (I accepted)
– Tu as accepté (You accepted)
– Il/Elle a accepté (He/She accepted)
– Nous avons accepté (We accepted)
– Vous avez accepté (You accepted – formal/plural)
– Ils/Elles ont accepté (They accepted)

Imperfect tense:
– J’acceptais (I was accepting)
– Tu acceptais (You were accepting)
– Il/Elle acceptait (He/She was accepting)
– Nous acceptions (We were accepting)
– Vous acceptiez (You were accepting – formal/plural)
– Ils/Elles acceptaient (They were accepting)

Future tense:
– J’accepterai (I will accept)
– Tu accepteras (You will accept)
– Il/Elle acceptera (He/She will accept)
– Nous accepterons (We will accept)
– Vous accepterez (You will accept – formal/plural)
– Ils/Elles accepteront (They will accept)

Conditional:
– J’accepterais (I would accept)
– Tu accepterais (You would accept)
– Il/Elle accepterait (He/She would accept)
– Nous accepterions (We would accept)
– Vous accepteriez (You would accept – formal/plural)
– Ils/Elles accepteraient (They would accept)

Subjunctive:
– Que j’accepte (That I accept)
– Que tu acceptes (That you accept)
– Qu’il/elle accepte (That he/she accepts)
– Que nous acceptions (That we accept)
– Que vous acceptiez (That you accept – formal/plural)
– Qu’ils/elles acceptent (That they accept)

Imperative:
– Accepte! (Accept! – informal singular)
– Acceptons! (Let’s accept!)
– Acceptez! (Accept! – formal singular/plural)

Examples of sentences using “accepter”:
– Il faut accepter les différences entre les gens. (One must accept the differences between people.)
– Elle a accepté l’invitation avec plaisir. (She accepted the invitation with pleasure.)
– Nous n’accepterons jamais cette injustice. (We will never accept this injustice.)
– Accepterais-tu de m’accompagner au bal ? (Would you accept to accompany me to the ball?)

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