consultez

Consultez is a French verb form derived from consulter, meaning to consult. It appears in two primary functions: as the present-tense second-person plural indicative form (vous consultez), meaning you (plural or formal) consult; and as the imperative mood used to issue a command or invitation to one or more people, as in “Consultez le manuel pour plus d’informations.”

Etymology and senses: Consulter comes from Latin consulere, meaning to take counsel, attend to, or consider. In modern French, consulter encompasses several related senses: to look up information in a source (books, websites, databases), to seek professional advice (to consult a doctor or specialist), and to refer to or examine documents (plans, records, terms and conditions).

Usage: Consultez is common in instructional, formal, or informational writing. It frequently appears on signs, manuals, forms, and web interfaces as a directive or label for a link or button, for example “Consultez les sources” or “Consultez les conditions d’utilisation.” In everyday speech, the imperative form for one or more addressees is typically used as a straightforward command, often softened with “Veuillez …” in formal contexts.

Conjugation notes: The present tense forms of consulter are je consulte, tu consultes, il/elle consulte, nous consultons, vous consultez, ils/elles consultent. The imperative has two forms: consulte (tu) and consultez (vous). The form consultez can function as either the present indicative for vous or the imperative for vous, depending on context.