engendres

Engendres is the second-person singular present indicative form of the French verb engendrer, meaning to engender, generate, or cause to arise. It is used when addressing one person informally, indicating that that person is producing a result or effect. For example: Tu engendres une réaction chez lui. The related forms include j’engendre, il engendre, nous engendrons, vous engendrez, ils engendrent. The past participle is engendré, and the noun engendrement refers to the act or process of engendering.

Etymology and usage: Engendrer comes from Old French and ultimately from Latin generare, from genus, gener- meaning birth, origin, or race. In contemporary French, engendrer is common in contexts ranging from biology and sociology to philosophy and everyday speech, where a subject is said to cause or produce something.

Noun form and related terms: The noun engendrement denotes the act of engendering or the process by which something is produced. Related terms include engendreur (a maker or begetter) and engendré (engendered, the past participle).

Notes: Engendres itself is a grammatical form rather than a standalone concept. While it can appear in linguistic studies as an example of verb conjugation, it does not designate a distinct subject or entity. The broader concept of causation or production is conveyed in French with engendrer and its various derivatives.

See also: engendrer, engendrement, engendré, beget, generate.