conjuguons

Conjuguons is the first-person plural present indicative form of the French verb conjuguer, meaning "we conjugate." It is commonly cited as an example of a conjugated verb form in standard French. In the sentence Nous conjuguons les verbes, the verb expresses person (first), number (plural), and tense (present).

Conjuguer derives from Latin coniugare, and in present tense for regular -er verbs the endings include -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent. Consequently, conjuguons shows the 1st person plural ending -ons. The full present-tense paradigm of conjuguer is: je conjugue, tu conjugues, il conjugue, nous conjuguons, vous conjuguez, ils conjuguent.

Usage and relevance: In language teaching and grammar references, conjuguons is used to illustrate how French verb stems are combined with person-number endings to form the present tense. It also demonstrates the regular -er verb pattern, contrastable with irregular verbs whose present forms diverge from this template.

Related concepts: Conjugaison (the system of verb conjugation in French), verbe (verb), and the broader study of tense, aspect, and mood in inflectional grammars. While conjuguons reflects a regular pattern, many French verbs exhibit irregular present forms that require separate memorization or reference.