Key facts

Réjouir

To delight · to delight/to gladden/to rejoice

B2Regular
Stem
réjou
Past participle
réjoui

Examples

Je réjouis maman.

I delight mom.

Il ne réjouit pas sa femme.

He doesn't please his wife.

Nous réjouissions Lucie.

We were gladdening Lucie.

Nous avons réjoui Marc.

We delighted Marc.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 2
Jeréjouis
Idelight
Turéjouis
Youdelight
Ilréjouit
Hedelights
Nousréjouissons
Wedelight
Vousréjouissez
Youdelight
Ilsréjouissent
Theydelight

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais réjouir
Iam going to delight
Tuvas réjouir
Youare going to delight
Ilva réjouir
Heis going to delight
Nousallons réjouir
Weare going to delight
Vousallez réjouir
Youare going to delight
Ilsvont réjouir
Theyare going to delight

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de réjouir
Ihave just delighted
Tuviens de réjouir
Youhave just delighted
Ilvient de réjouir
Hehas just delighted
Nousvenons de réjouir
Wehave just delighted
Vousvenez de réjouir
Youhave just delighted
Ilsviennent de réjouir
Theyhave just delighted

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai réjoui
Ihave delighted
Tuas réjoui
Youhave delighted
Ila réjoui
Hehas delighted
Nousavons réjoui
Wehave delighted
Vousavez réjoui
Youhave delighted
Ilsont réjoui
Theyhave delighted

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jeréjouirais
Iwould delight
Turéjouirais
Youwould delight
Ilréjouirait
Hewould delight
Nousréjouirions
Wewould delight
Vousréjouiriez
Youwould delight
Ilsréjouiraient
Theywould delight

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jeréjouirai
Iwill delight
Turéjouiras
Youwill delight
Ilréjouira
Hewill delight
Nousréjouirons
Wewill delight
Vousréjouirez
Youwill delight
Ilsréjouiront
Theywill delight

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jeréjouissais
Iwas delighting
Turéjouissais
Youwere delighting
Ilréjouissait
Hewas delighting
Nousréjouissions
Were delighting
Vousréjouissiez
Youwere delighting
Ilsréjouissaient
Theywere delighting

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)réjouis
Youdelight
(Nous)réjouissons
Wedelight
(Vous)réjouissez
Youdelight

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

réjouissant
delighting

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en réjouissant
delighting

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