convainques

Convainques is the second-person singular present indicative form of the French verb convaincre, meaning you persuade or you convince. It is one of the standard present-tense forms used when addressing someone informally.

Grammatical notes: Convaincre belongs to the third group of French verbs and has an irregular conjugation in the present tense. The stem varies by person: je convaincs, tu convainques, il convainc, nous convainquons, vous convainquez, ils convainquent. The form convainques specifically corresponds to the informal “you,” and follows the pattern that preserves the hard “k” sound in the spelling, hence the ending -ques.

Usage and nuance: Convainques is used when describing the act of persuading someone in the moment of speech. It can refer to presenting arguments, evidence, or reasoning intended to change another person’s mind. Like other forms of convaincre, it often appears with nouns or phrases indicating proof, rationale, or persuasion strategies, for example, "Tu convainques avec des faits," or "Tu convainques ton interlocuteur en exposant les chiffres."

Relationship to related forms: Convaincre expresses the broad action of persuading. Other related forms include convainc, convainc, convainquons, convainquez, convainquent for different subjects and tenses. The root convainc- undergoes standard French tense endings, with the special nous/vous spelling convex to maintain pronunciation.

See also: Convaincre, French verb conjugation, present indicative.