Would in French

Definition

Definition in EnglishA modal used to soften a present request to another person, rather than to describe an imagined situation or a past habit.

Definition in FrenchVerbe employé au conditionnel pour demander quelque chose poliment.

Example sentences

• Est-ce que vous pourriez m'envoyer le formulaire ?🔊

  Would you mind sending me the form?

• Pourriez-vous m'envoyer le formulaire, s'il vous plaît ?🔊

  Would you please send me the form?

• Est-ce que vous pourriez m'envoyer le formulaire aujourd'hui ?🔊

  Would it be possible to send me the form today?

Learn it in a lesson

• Polite requests and messages in French

would in other languages

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