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preter

to lend / to loan
Giving something temporarily to someone who will return it. Opposite of emprunter (to borrow).
je prete
I lend
nous pretons
we lend
tu pretes
you lend
vous pretez
you lend (formal)
il/elle/on prete
he/she/one lends
ils/elles pretent
they lend
Je te prete mon livre.
(I lend you my book.)
Tu me pretes ta voiture?
(Will you lend me your car?)
Il prete de l'argent.
(He lends money.)
Elle ne prete jamais rien.
(She never lends anything.)
Nous pretons nos outils.
(We lend our tools.)
Vous pretez a qui?
(Who do you lend to?)
Ils pretent avec interet.
(They lend with interest.)
Elles pretent volontiers.
(They lend willingly.)
Tu ne pretes pas ton velo?
(Won't you lend your bike?)
Je vais te preter mon stylo.
(I'm going to lend you my pen.)
Pretez-vous souvent?
(Do you lend often?)
On prete entre amis.
(We lend among friends.)
Pourquoi pretes-tu a lui?
(Why do you lend to him?)