offrant

Offrant is the present participle of the French verb offrir, meaning “to offer.” In French grammar, the present participle (ending in -ant) can function as an adjective or as part of a non-finite construction. As an adjective, offrant describes a noun that provides or offers something, similar to the English gerundive in meaning.

Morphology and usage are straightforward: offrir → offrant + agreement with the noun. In attributive position before the noun, it conveys the sense of “providing” or “that offers.” Examples include une proposition offrant des garanties (a proposition offering guarantees) or un système offrant de nombreuses possibilités (a system offering many possibilities). The participle can also form a gerundial phrase with en, as in en offrant des services, meaning “while offering services.”

Notes on nuance and style: offerte and offre are related forms—offre is the noun “offer,” while offrant is strictly a participial form. The term does not function as a standalone noun in standard French, but as a modifier, it emphasizes provision or capability. In translation, offrir’s present participle is commonly rendered as “offering” or as “that offers” depending on the sentence structure in English.

Etymology: offrir derives from Latin offerre, with the present participle ending -ant applied to produce offrant. The word thus expresses the ongoing or prospective act of offering in various descriptive contexts.

See also: offrir, participe présent, français grammar, gerundive constructions.