pénétrons

Pénétrons is the first-person plural present tense form of the French verb pénétrer, meaning to enter or to penetrate. In addition to its indicative use (we penetrate), it can occur in the imperative mood as a formal “let us penetrate”—a usage that is literary or instructional, and often replaced by Entrons in everyday speech.

Etymology and form place pénétrer in the family of -er verbs derived from Latin penetrare. The word carries the accent on the first e in the present tense, hence pénètr- with the diminutive final -ons in the nous form.

Usage and nuance: in modern French, pénétro n is relatively rare in everyday conversation and is more likely to appear in narrative passages, tactical or exploratory contexts, or as a direct address to a group. It can convey a sense of thorough or forceful entry, or be used metaphorically to mean “to penetrate” a field of study or a set of data.

Conjugation: present indicative forms include je pénètre, tu pénètres, il pénètre, nous pénétrons, vous pénétrez, ils pénètrent. The past participle is pénétré, used with avoir in the passé composé (par exemple, j'ai pénétré la porte). The form pénètrer follows the standard -er verb pattern, with regular agreement in compound tenses.

See also: pénétrer, entrer, conjugation of French -er verbs.