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FRENCH VERB

noter

to write down, to make a note of

  • #178 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: noté
  • Present participle: notant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I write down
  2. tu you write down
  3. il, elle, on he/she writes down
  4. nous we write down
  5. vous you write down
  6. ils, elles they write down

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I wrote down
  2. tu you wrote down
  3. il, elle, on he/she wrote down
  4. nous we wrote down
  5. vous you wrote down
  6. ils, elles they wrote down

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to write down
  2. tu you used to write down
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to write down
  4. nous we used to write down
  5. vous you used to write down
  6. ils, elles they used to write down

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will write down
  2. tu you will write down
  3. il, elle, on he/she will write down
  4. nous we will write down
  5. vous you will write down
  6. ils, elles they will write down

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would write down
  2. tu you would write down
  3. il, elle, on he/she would write down
  4. nous we would write down
  5. vous you would write down
  6. ils, elles they would write down

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I write down
  2. tu (that) you write down
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she write down
  4. nous (that) we write down
  5. vous (that) you write down
  6. ils, elles (that) they write down

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu write down!
  2. nous write down! (let’s)
  3. vous write down! (plural, or formal)

How to use noter

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je note votre numéro, je vous rappelle demain.

    I'm writing down your number, I'll call you back tomorrow.

  2. Past

    J'ai noté l'adresse sur un bout de papier.

    I wrote the address down on a scrap of paper.

  3. Imperfect

    Elle notait tout dans un petit carnet rouge.

    She wrote everything down in a little red notebook.

  4. Future

    Je noterai le rendez-vous dans mon agenda.

    I'll put the appointment in my diary.

  5. Conditional

    Vous noteriez mon nom sur la liste d'attente ?

    Would you put my name on the waiting list?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu notes le code, tu vas l'oublier.

    You need to write the code down, you'll forget it.

  7. Imperative

    Notez bien : mardi, quatorze heures, salle trois.

    Note it down: Tuesday, two o'clock, room three.

Good to know

  • Noter is also to give a mark : le prof note sévèrement. C'est noté ! is got it, noted.

Where you hear noter

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Je note tout dans mon carnet. I write everything down in my notebook.
  • J'ai noté votre numéro de téléphone. I've written down your phone number.
  • Je vais noter l'adresse. I'm going to write down the address.
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A Car in Rennes

Beginner Level 3 · Je le note.

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