French Notes

These verbs all end in ‘indre’ and all follow the same conjugations.

atteindre – to attain, to reach

j’atteins	nous atteignons
tu atteins	vous atteignez
il atteint	ils atteignent

past participle – atteint

 

éteindre – to extinguish, to turn off (electrical or gas powered things)

j’éteins	nous éteignons
tu éteins	vous éteignez
il étéint	ils éteignent

past participle – éteint

craindre – to fear

je crains	nous craignons
tu crains	vous craignez
il craint	ils craignent

past participle – craint

joindre – to join

je joins	nous joignons
tu joins	vous joignez
il joint	ils joignent

past participle – joint

Other ‘indre’ verbs are

peindre – to paint
dépeindre – to depict, to portray
empreindre – to imprint, to mark
feindre – to feign
restreindre – to restrict, to limit
contraindre – to constrain
deteindre – to fade, discolor
astreindre – to force, compel, subject
s’astreindre -to force oneself
épreindre – to squeeze out
étreindre – to clasp, to bind
plaindre – to pity
se plaindre de – to complain about
rejoindre – to rejoin, join again
conjoindre – to conjoin
disjoindre – to disjoin
ratteindre – to overtake again