Décrivez

Décrivez is a French verb form that denotes either the second-person plural present indicative (vous décrivez) or the present imperative (décrivez) of the verb décrire, meaning "to describe." It is used to refer to describing something in speech or writing and appears in instruction, reporting, and narrative contexts. The form derives from the Latin describere, through Old French descrire.

Grammatical notes: Décrire conjugates in the present tense as je décris, tu décris, il décrit, nous décrivons, vous décrivez, ils décrivent. The same vous form serves as the imperative: décrivez. In the present subjunctive, the form is que vous décriviez. Being a common verb, décrire also participates in many compound tenses with être or avoir as auxiliary, depending on the tense.

Usage: Décrivez is primarily used to command someone to give a description or to indicate that someone describes something in the present. It also appears in reporting or explanatory passages when stating how a person describes a situation. In everyday speech, micro variations include using the imperative to request details, or the indicative to note a description already given by someone.

Examples:

- Décrivez les symptômes au médecin, s’il vous plaît. (Please describe the symptoms to the doctor.)

- Vous décrivez la scène avec précision. (You describe the scene precisely.)

- Il faut que vous décriviez les étapes plus clairement. (It is necessary that you describe the steps more clearly.)

See also: décrire, other imperative forms, and related verbs such as dépeindre or décrire to convey different nuances of description.