enverrais

Enverrais is a French verb form, specifically the conditional present of the verb envoyer, meaning to send. The form is built from the stem enverr- plus the usual conditional endings -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient. In practice, the forms j’enverrais and tu enverrais are common, with the same spelling for both subjects.

Usage and meaning: enverrais expresses a hypothetical or conditional action, equivalent to would send in English. It is used to describe what someone would do under certain conditions, or to make polite offers or requests. Examples include: J’enverrais les documents demain si vous me donnez l’adresse; Tu enverrais le colis si tu as le temps; Nous enverrions les invitations une fois les détails confirmés.

Formation notes: envoyer supplies an irregular stem for the conditional present, changing to enverr- rather than envoyer-. The form enverrais can appear with different subjects (je, tu) in the spoken language, but the written form remains enverrais in those two person forms. For other persons, the endings change accordingly: il enverrait, nous enverrions, vous enverriez, ils enverraient.

Pronunciation and nuance: enverrais is typically pronounced with a nasal vowel at the start and a uvular r, roughly [ɑ̃.vɛ.ʁɛ]. Like other verbs in the conditional, its use often softens statements or makes offers more courteous, especially in formal or ambiguous contexts.

See also: envoyer, conditionnel présent, pronoun en.