descendons

Descendons is a French verb, the first-person plural present indicative form of the verb descendre. Descendre means "to descend," "to go down," or "to come down." Therefore, "descendons" translates to "we descend," "we are descending," or "we go down." This verb is used in various contexts to describe movement downwards, both literal and figurative. For example, one might say "Nous descendons de la montagne" (We are descending from the mountain) or "Le thermomètre descend" (The thermometer is going down). It can also refer to lineage, as in "Nous descendons de cette famille" (We descend from this family). The verb descendre is a regular -re verb, following the standard conjugation patterns for its verb group. Its past participle is descendu, and it typically uses avoir as its auxiliary verb in compound tenses, though it can use être when referring to movement of a subject itself, such as in "nous sommes descendus" (we have descended). Understanding the conjugations and meanings of descendre is crucial for constructing grammatically correct and contextually appropriate sentences in French.