réalisons

Réalisons is a French verb form belonging to the verb réaliser. In standard use, it is the present tense for the first-person plural (nous réalisons = we realize, we carry out) and also the inclusive imperative form (réalisons = let us realize / let us carry out). The verb translates broadly as to realize, to accomplish, to carry out, or to make real, depending on context.

Etymology and senses

Réaliser comes from the French adjective réel (real, actual) and conveys the sense of making something real or bringing it into being. The verb covers several related notions: completing a task or project (réaliser un film, réaliser un rêve), producing or executing something (réaliser un travail), and becoming aware of something (réaliser que + clause: I realize that...). A distinction is often made between realizing a tangible result (to accomplish) and realizing a perception or understanding (to realize emotionally or intellectually).

Conjugation highlights

The present indicative forms are: je réalise, tu réalises, il/elle réalise, nous réalisons, vous réalisez, ils/elles réalisent. The root is realiz-, with standard endings for -er verbs in the present. The present imperative corresponding to the inclusive form appears as réalisons (let us realize). The past participle is réalisé, used with auxiliary être or avoir to form compound tenses (j’ai réalisé, nous avons réalisé, il a réalisé, etc.). Subjunctive present forms include que je réalise, que tu réalises, qu’il réalise, que nous réalisions, que vous réalisiez, qu’ils réalisent.

Usage notes

Réalisons is common in discourse about collective action or collaboration, especially in proposals or call-to-action contexts: Réalisons ce projet ensemble. The verb also features in professional domains: film production, project management, and dream fulfillment. Its meaning shifts with context between making something happen and becoming aware of something.