inscris

Inscris is a French verb form that appears in two related senses. It is the second person singular present indicative of inscrire, meaning to inscribe or to register something or someone. It is also the second person singular present form of the pronominal verb s’inscrire, used when the subject enrolls or signs up for something. The same spelling can occur in both transitive and reflexive uses, depending on the sentence.

In the transitive sense, inscribe or register, you might say: Tu inscris ton nom sur la liste, meaning you write your name on the list. In the reflexive sense, to enroll oneself, you would typically use s’inscrire: Tu t’inscris à un cours, meaning you register for a course. The forms of inscrire are part of a regular -re verb paradigm, with present tense forms including j’inscris, tu inscris, il inscrit, nous inscrivons, vous inscrivez, ils inscrivent. The related past participle is inscrit, and the present participle is inscrivant. The imperative forms align with the same stems, so inscris! can function as a command in the non-reflexive sense, while inscris-toi! commands someone to enroll themselves.

Etymologically, inscrire comes from Latin inscribere, meaning to write in or upon, and has cognates in other Romance languages, such as inscribir in Spanish, iscrivere in Italian, and inscrever in Portuguese. In contemporary use, inscrire and s’inscrire appear in contexts ranging from administrative procedures to education, sports, and cultural activities, where the action is to record, enroll, or formally register an entity or individual.

See also: inscrire, s’inscrire, inscrip­tion.