rendons

Rendons is a French verb form used with the subject nous. It represents the present indicative form of the verb rendre, meaning to render, to give back, to return, or to yield, among other senses. The form appears in simple statements such as nous rendons (we render / we return) and in imperative-like constructions that express “let us …” (rendons-nous compte, rendons visite à quelqu’un, etc.). In these phrases, rendons combines with pronouns or prepositional phrases to convey intended actions.

In usage, rendre covers a range of meanings from returning objects to yielding results. Examples include: Nous rendons les instruments au magasin demain. (We will return the instruments to the store tomorrow.) Rendons hommage aux victimes. (Let us pay tribute to the victims.) Rendons-nous compte de l’erreur. (Let us realize the mistake / realize what happened.)

Phonology and morphology: rendons is pronounced roughly [ʁɑ̃.dɔ̃]. The final s is silent in standard French. The form is one of several for rendre; other present tense forms include rends (tu), rend (il/elle), rendons (nous), rendez (vous), et rendent (ils/elles). The verb belongs to the first-group of irregularities in its stem consonant change and its multiple senses, with the etymology traced to Old French rendre, from Latin reddere, meaning to give back or to return.

History and usage notes: rendons appears most commonly in formal writing, literary contexts, or set expressions. In everyday speech, speakers may use other constructions such as on rend or nous rendons visite, depending on register. The base verb rendre is also widely used in phrases like rendre hommage or rendre la pareille, illustrating its broad semantic field.