Contribue

Contribue is the third-person singular present indicative form of the French verb contribuer, meaning to contribute. It is used with il, elle, or on as the subject in sentences such as Il contribue à ce projet. The infinitive form of the verb is contribuer.

Etymology and related forms: Contribuer derives from Latin contribuere, literally to bring together or to assign. The French verb belongs to a family that includes the noun contribution and the adjective contributif, and it shares cognate forms with other Romance languages.

Usage: Contribue denotes the act of providing time, effort, money, or resources toward a goal. It is commonly followed by the preposition à to indicate the target of the contribution: il contribue à la réussite du projet; elle contribue à l’amélioration des conditions. In general, the form contribue appears in the present tense for a singular third-person subject.

Conjugation and related forms: The present tense of contribuer is je contribue, tu contribues, il/elle contribue, nous contribuons, vous contribuez, ils/elles contribuent. The past participle is contribué, used in compound tenses with either auxiliary. Related nouns and adjectives include contribution, contributeur, and contributif.

See also: contribution, contributeur, contributif.