rendre service à

/ʁɑ̃dʁ sɛʁ.vis a/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
rend service à
past
a rendu service à
perfect
rendu service à

Meaning

  1. to do a favor for

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

faire une fleur à

faire une fleur à is more colloquial and casual, literally "to do a flower to"; rendre service à is more standard — both mean "to do someone a favor."

Practice

1 What does rendre service à mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il rend ___ à ses voisins chaque semaine.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rendre service à?

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