French Conversation · Level 31
89 words
French word
rentrer
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁɑ̃tʁe/
Meaning
- verbgo home
Example
Je rentre chez moi.
I am going home.
More examples
Il rentre tard ce soir.
He comes home late tonight.
Core concept
Someone crossing back into a familiar setting after time away, including a return to ordinary activities.
Common phrases
rentrer à la maison
go home
rentrer tard
come home late
Similar words
revenir: Come back to a place that was left earlier.
retourner: Head back toward a starting point or former location.
entrer: Go inside a building or room.
sortir: Go outside from an indoor or enclosed place.
Definition in French
Revenir à son point de départ ou entrer de nouveau dans un lieu connu; forme aussi des expressions liées au retour à une activité, comme 'la rentrée'.
Word origin
Rentrer joins re- with entrer, a verb descended from Latin intrare, and the same return idea appears in the noun rentrée.
Usage tips
- In the return-home sense, the passé composé commonly uses être, as in Je suis rentré chez moi, with the past participle agreeing with the subject.