Gagnez

Gagnez is a French verb form derived from gagner. It serves as the second person plural present indicative, as in vous gagnez, and as the imperative form used to address one or more people, as in Gagnez du temps. In everyday usage, gagnez can mean to win a prize or competition, to earn money, or to gain something through effort.

In present tense, the full conjugation of gagner for the vous form is vous gagnez. The imperative form gagnez is used without a subject pronoun to give a command or guidance. For example: Vous gagnez souvent de l’argent en travaillant. (You often earn money by working.) Gagnez du temps en planifiant à l’avance. (Save time by planning ahead.)

Common senses and expressions with gagner include gagner de l’argent (to earn money), gagner du terrain (to gain ground), gagner du temps (to save time), and gagner une élection or gagner une compétition (to win an election or a competition). The verb also forms various derivatives, such as gagnant (winner), gagné (past participle), and gagnerait (conditional form).

Etymology traces gagner to Old French and is cognate with English gain, reflecting the shared meaning of obtaining or winning something through effort. The word appears across many registers, from everyday speech to sports, business, and academic French.