déclenches

Declenches is the second-person singular present indicative form of the French verb déclencher, which means to trigger, to start, or to unleash something. In use, déclenches indicates that the subject is causing a subsequent event or action to begin.

Declencher is a regular -er verb. Its present tense forms are: je déclenche, tu déclenches, il déclenche, nous déclenchons, vous déclenchez, ils déclenchent. The spelling includes a cedilla (ç) in the nous and vous forms to preserve the soft s sound before the a, o, or u that follow, as in déclenchons and déclenchez. The past participle is déclenché, and the noun form déclenchement refers to the act or process of triggering.

Usage and context vary widely. The verb is common in technical and everyday language, where an action or mechanism is activated: déclencher une alarme, déclencher un mécanisme, déclencher une réaction, déclencher une procédure. It can also be used metaphorically to describe initiating events, such as déclencher une crise ou déclencher une chaîne d’événements. In psychology and behavioral contexts, it is used to describe stimuli that déclenchent une réponse émotionnelle ou comportementale.

In summary, déclenches is a standard grammatical form identifying the subject as performing the act of triggering in the present tense. The broader verb déclencher covers a broad range of initiating actions, both literal and figurative, with déclenchement as the common noun for the process.