offrions

Offrions is a form of the French verb offrir, meaning “to offer.” Specifically, it is the first-person plural present subjunctive form, used with the conjunction que to express wishes, doubts, suggestions, or necessities. For example, in a sentence like Il faut que nous offrions notre aide, offrions marks the subjunctive mood and the subject is nous (we).

As a conjugated form, offrions does not stand alone as a full verb; it is one of the many inflected endings of offrir. It is distinct from offririons, which is the present conditional form meaning “we would offer.” The present subjunctive form offrions is more common in formal or literary contexts, whereas the present indicative nous offrons is used in everyday speech to state a straightforward offer.

Usage of offrions often follows impersonal expressions and verbs that trigger the subjunctive, such as Il faut que, Bien que, or Pour que. Its function is to place the action of offering in a hypothetical, desired, or uncertain frame, rather than as a simple factual statement.

Etymologically, offrir derives from Old French offrir and ultimately from Latin offerre, sharing roots with related verbs in Romance languages. The subjunctive form offrions reflects standard French verb-conjugation patterns for the nous form in the present subjunctive.

See also: offrir, subjonctif, French conjugation.