chassent

Chassent is the third-person plural present indicative form of the French verb chasser, which means to hunt or to drive away. It appears in sentences where the subject is “they” (people, animals, or collective subjects) performing the action of hunting or of driving something away.

Chasser is a regular -er verb. Its present tense endings are the standard: je chasse, tu chasses, il chasse, nous chassons, vous chassez, ils chassent. The -ent ending is not pronounced in standard French, so chassent is typically spoken as [ʃas].

Usage-wise, chassent covers both literal hunting and metaphorical driving away of pests or obstacles. It can describe hunters pursuing game, or actions like a dog pursuing intruders, or people attempting to remove nuisances. Examples: Ils chassent le gibier dans la forêt. Les chiens chassent les moustiques autour du camp. Dans un sens figuré, on peut dire que des mesures viennent chasser les doutes ou les rumeurs.

Forms related to chasser include the past participle chassé (as in ils ont chassé) and the present participle/chassant (used in various constructions such as en chassant). Other persons in the present tense are: je chasse, tu chasses, il chasse, nous chassons, vous chassez, ils chassent.

Notes: Chassent is a standard form in contemporary French usage and may appear across registers from narrative to formal writing. Pronunciation can vary slightly with surrounding sounds, but the final -ent remains silent in ordinary speech.

See also: chasser; chassé; chassant.