Ça sent la pluie.
It looks like rain.
sentir
/sɑ̃.tiʁ/to smell (to have a certain odor)
regularauxiliary: avoir
Examples in context
Ce repas sent l’ail.
This meal smells/tastes of garlic.
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Indicative
Present
Tense guide →| je | sens/sɑ̃/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | sens/sɑ̃/ | |
| il/elle | sent | |
| nous | sentons/sɑ̃.tɔ̃/ | |
| vous | sentez | |
| ils/elles | sentent |
Imperfect
Tense guide →| je | sentais | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | sentais | |
| il/elle | sentait | |
| nous | sentions/sɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ | |
| vous | sentiez | |
| ils/elles | sentaient |
Future
Tense guide →| je | sentirai/sɑ̃.ti.ʁe/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | sentiras | |
| il/elle | sentira | |
| nous | sentirons | |
| vous | sentirez | |
| ils/elles | sentiront |
Simple past
Tense guide →| je | sentis | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | sentis | |
| il/elle | sentit | |
| nous | sentîmes | |
| vous | sentîtes | |
| ils/elles | sentirent |
Subjunctive
Present
Tense guide →| je | sente/sɑ̃t/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | sentes/sɑ̃t/ | |
| il/elle | sente/sɑ̃t/ | |
| nous | sentions/sɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ | |
| vous | sentiez | |
| ils/elles | sentent |
Imperfect
Tense guide →| je | sentisse/sɑ̃.tis/ | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | sentisses | |
| il/elle | sentît | |
| nous | sentissions | |
| vous | sentissiez | |
| ils/elles | sentissent |
Conditional
Present
Tense guide →| je | sentirais | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | sentirais | |
| il/elle | sentirait | |
| nous | sentirions | |
| vous | sentiriez | |
| ils/elles | sentiraient |
Other forms
Infinitive
Tense guide →| sentir/sɑ̃.tiʁ/ |
Imperative
Tense guide →| tu | sens/sɑ̃/ | |
|---|---|---|
| nous | sentons/sɑ̃.tɔ̃/ | |
| vous | sentez |
Present participle
Tense guide →| sentant/sɑ̃.tɑ̃/ |
Past participle
Tense guide →| senti/sɑ̃.ti/ | ||
| sentie | ||
| sentis | ||
| senties |
Gerund
Tense guide →| en sentant |