How is "sens" used in the Present Simple in French?

sens in the Present Simple: "J'ai un bon sens de l'orientation." — "I have a good sense of direction." "Tu comprends le sens de ce mot." — "You understand the meaning of this word." "Il/elle cherche le sens dans tout." — "He/she looks for meaning in everything." "Nous allons dans le sens opposé." — "We go in the opposite direction." "Vous perdez le sens du temps ici." — "You all lose your sense of time here." "Ils/elles ont beaucoup de bon sens." — "They have a lot of common sense."

How is "sens" used in the Past Compound in French?

sens in the Past Compound: "J'ai perdu le sens de l'odorat." — "I've lost my sense of smell." "Tu as parfaitement compris le sens." — "You understood the meaning perfectly." "Il/Elle a trouvé le bon sens." — "He/She found the right direction." "Nous avons changé le sens du texte." — "We've changed the meaning of the text." "Vous avez gardé le sens de l'humour." — "You all kept your sense of humor." "Ils/Elles ont développé un sixième sens." — "They've developed a sixth sense."

How is "sens" used in the Imperfect in French?

sens in the Imperfect: "Je ne voyais aucun sens à cela." — "I didn't see any sense in that." "Tu avais un bon sens de l'humour." — "You had a good sense of humor." "Il/elle cherchait le sens profond." — "He/she was looking for the deeper meaning." "Nous allions dans le mauvais sens." — "We were going in the wrong direction." "Vous compreniez le sens de ses mots." — "You all understood the meaning of his words." "Ils/elles n'avaient aucun sens de la réalité." — "They had no sense of reality."

How is "sens" used in the Future in French?

sens in the Future: "Je t'expliquerai le sens." — "I'll explain the meaning to you." "Tu trouveras le sens bientôt." — "You'll find the meaning soon." "Il/elle perdra tout sens du temps." — "He/she will lose all sense of time." "Nous irons dans ce sens." — "We'll go in that direction." "Vous comprendrez le vrai sens." — "You all will understand the real meaning." "Ils/elles auront un meilleur sens des choses." — "They'll have a better sense of things."

How is "sens" used in the Conditional in French?

sens in the Conditional: "J'aimerais connaître le sens de ceci." — "I'd like to know the meaning of this." "Tu aurais plus de bon sens avec l'expérience." — "You'd have more sense with experience." "Il/elle comprendrait mieux le sens." — "He/she would understand the meaning better." "Nous irions dans l'autre sens." — "We'd go in the other direction." "Vous verriez le sens dedans." — "You all would see the sense in it." "Ils/elles auraient un sens différent des choses." — "They'd have a different sense of things."

How is "sens" used in the Present Subjunctive in French?

sens in the Present Subjunctive: "J'espère que ça a du sens pour toi." — "I hope this makes sense to you." "Il est important que tu comprennes le sens." — "It's important that you understand the meaning." "Je doute qu'il/elle saisisse le sens de l'humour." — "I doubt he/she gets the sense of humor." "Elle veut que nous trouvions le bon sens." — "She wants us to find the right direction." "Il faut que vous utilisiez le bon sens." — "I need you all to use common sense." "Il est possible qu'ils/elles perdent le sens de l'orientation." — "It's possible they lose their sense of direction."

sens (sense) — French Noun Examples

Sens in the Present Simple

Sens in the Present Simple
English	Example in French
I have a good sense of direction.	J'ai un bon sens de l'orientation.
You understand the meaning of this word.	Tu comprends le sens de ce mot.
He/she looks for meaning in everything.	Il/elle cherche le sens dans tout.
We go in the opposite direction.	Nous allons dans le sens opposé.
You all lose your sense of time here.	Vous perdez le sens du temps ici.
They have a lot of common sense.	Ils/elles ont beaucoup de bon sens.

Sens in the Past Compound

Sens in the Past Compound
English	Example in French
I've lost my sense of smell.	J'ai perdu le sens de l'odorat.
You understood the meaning perfectly.	Tu as parfaitement compris le sens.
He/She found the right direction.	Il/Elle a trouvé le bon sens.
We've changed the meaning of the text.	Nous avons changé le sens du texte.
You all kept your sense of humor.	Vous avez gardé le sens de l'humour.
They've developed a sixth sense.	Ils/Elles ont développé un sixième sens.

Sens in the Imperfect

Sens in the Imperfect
English	Example in French
I didn't see any sense in that.	Je ne voyais aucun sens à cela.
You had a good sense of humor.	Tu avais un bon sens de l'humour.
He/she was looking for the deeper meaning.	Il/elle cherchait le sens profond.
We were going in the wrong direction.	Nous allions dans le mauvais sens.
You all understood the meaning of his words.	Vous compreniez le sens de ses mots.
They had no sense of reality.	Ils/elles n'avaient aucun sens de la réalité.

Sens in the Future

Sens in the Future
English	Example in French
I'll explain the meaning to you.	Je t'expliquerai le sens.
You'll find the meaning soon.	Tu trouveras le sens bientôt.
He/she will lose all sense of time.	Il/elle perdra tout sens du temps.
We'll go in that direction.	Nous irons dans ce sens.
You all will understand the real meaning.	Vous comprendrez le vrai sens.
They'll have a better sense of things.	Ils/elles auront un meilleur sens des choses.

Sens in the Conditional

Sens in the Conditional
English	Example in French
I'd like to know the meaning of this.	J'aimerais connaître le sens de ceci.
You'd have more sense with experience.	Tu aurais plus de bon sens avec l'expérience.
He/she would understand the meaning better.	Il/elle comprendrait mieux le sens.
We'd go in the other direction.	Nous irions dans l'autre sens.
You all would see the sense in it.	Vous verriez le sens dedans.
They'd have a different sense of things.	Ils/elles auraient un sens différent des choses.

Sens in the Present Subjunctive

Sens in the Present Subjunctive
English	Example in French
I hope this makes sense to you.	J'espère que ça a du sens pour toi.
It's important that you understand the meaning.	Il est important que tu comprennes le sens.
I doubt he/she gets the sense of humor.	Je doute qu'il/elle saisisse le sens de l'humour.
She wants us to find the right direction.	Elle veut que nous trouvions le bon sens.
I need you all to use common sense.	Il faut que vous utilisiez le bon sens.
It's possible they lose their sense of direction.	Il est possible qu'ils/elles perdent le sens de l'orientation.