renseigner

to inform, to give information to

verb rahn-seh-NYEH Less Common

Usage Note

Renseigner is transitive: renseigner quelqu'un sur quelque chose ('to inform someone about something'). The reflexive se renseigner means 'to find out, to make enquiries' and is very common. Un renseignement (m) is a piece of information; les renseignements also refers to intelligence services.

Examples

"Pouvez-vous me renseigner sur les horaires?"

Natural Translation

Can you give me information about the timetable?

Literal Translation

Can you inform me about the timetables?

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