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No. 1,348 in French

ouvre

"Open" or "opens" (verb form of "ouvrir").

In a sentence

  • J'ouvre la porte de la maison.

    I open the door of the house.

    Here, 'ouvre' is the first-person singular present tense of the verb 'ouvrir', meaning 'to open'.

  • Il ouvre un nouveau magasin en ville.

    He opens a new store in town.

    In this sentence, 'ouvre' is the third-person singular present tense of 'ouvrir', used to express an action performed by 'he'.

  • Quand tu ouvres la fenêtre, fais attention à l'oiseau.

    When you open the window, be careful of the bird.

    The form 'ouvres' here is the second-person singular present tense of 'ouvrir', used when addressing someone informally.

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