rendriez

Rendriez is the second-person plural present conditional form of the French verb rendre. It is used to express hypothetical actions, polite requests, or potential outcomes in which “you” would perform the action under certain conditions. The meaning of rendriez varies with context because rendre has several senses, including to return or give back, to render or produce (a result or verdict), and to yield.

Morphology and conjugation: Rendriez is formed from the infinitive rendre with the conditional endings -iez. The full present conditional paradigm for rendre is: je rendrais, tu rendrais, il/elle rendrait, nous rendrions, vous rendriez, ils/elles rendraient. The stem in the conditional is rendr- for all persons.

Usage notes: In standard French, rendriez appears in conditional clauses and formal or literary contexts to convey speculation about what someone would do, or to make a courteous or polite statement. Example translations include “you would return,” “you would render,” or “you would give back.” In everyday speech, speakers often replace conditional forms with more direct constructions, but rendriez remains common in written or formal registers.

Etymology: Rendriez derives from the verb rendre, with productive conditional endings that attach to the stem rendr-.

See also: Rendre, French conditional mood.