découvrent

"Découvrent" is the third-person plural form of the French verb "découvrir," which means "to discover." This verb is part of the larger "couvrir" family of verbs, which also includes words like "couverture" (cover) and "couvrir" (to cover). The verb "découvrir" is reflexive, meaning it can be used with or without a reflexive pronoun ("se").

The verb "découvrir" has several meanings, including "to discover," "to uncover," "to reveal," and "to find." It can be used in various contexts, such as scientific discovery, uncovering hidden information, revealing a secret, or finding something lost. For example, "Les scientifiques ont découvert une nouvelle planète" (The scientists discovered a new planet) or "Il a découvert un secret" (He discovered a secret).

The conjugation of "découvrir" varies depending on the tense and subject. In the present tense, the third-person plural form is "découvrent." For example, "Ils découvrent un trésor" (They discover a treasure). The past tense form is "découvrirent," and the future tense form is "découvriront."

"Découvrir" is a regular verb, which means its conjugation follows a predictable pattern. The stem of the verb is "découvr-," and the ending changes based on the subject and tense. This makes "découvrir" relatively straightforward to conjugate for French learners.