évalues

Évalues is the second-person singular present indicative form of the French verb évaluer, meaning to evaluate, assess, or appraise. It is used when addressing a single person informally (tu). The same spelling also appears in the present subjunctive for this person (que tu évalues) in contexts that require doubt, uncertainty, or necessity.

Évaluer derives from the value-related root in French, related to the idea of determining worth or importance. The verb is regular in the -er conjugation group, with present tense forms such as j’évalue, tu évalues, il évalue, nous évaluons, vous évaluez, ils évaluent. In the present subjunctive, forms include que j’évalue, que tu évalues, qu’il évalue, que nous évaluions, que vous évaluiez, qu’ils évaluent.

Usage notes: évalues appears in statements like Tu évalues rapidement les coûts du projet. It is common in business, education, science, and everyday language for expressing assessment or appraisal. In formal writing, you would typically use vous évaluez instead of tu évalues; in imperative constructions, the tu form is évalue (without -s), while the vous form is évaluez. The verb is distinct in meaning from the noun valeur, though they share a common semantic lineage related to worth or value.

Pronunciation is the typical French é sound in évaluer, with the ending influenced by the conjugation. The form évalues specifically reflects the second-person singular pronunciation in normal speech.