rejoindre un club
To join a club in French is rejoindre un club.
The phrase is used to express the act of becoming a member of an organization or a group that shares a common interest.
Which one should you use?
While rejoindre un club is a correct way to express the idea, you will very often hear s'inscrire à un club, which specifically means to sign up for a club.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase rejoindre un club is in the infinitive form, used to express the concept of the action. If you wish to say that someone joins a club in the third-person singular present tense, you would use the conjugated form rejoint un club.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Avoid saying rejoindre à un club. English speakers sometimes mistakenly add the preposition à after the verb, but in French, rejoindre is a direct transitive verb and must take a direct object without a preposition.
Did you know?
- While rejoindre means 'to join' in this context, it is also the standard word used to say you are 'catching up' to someone who is walking ahead of you.
- The word club in French is actually a borrowed term from English. While many French nouns have Latin or Germanic roots, this word was imported directly from the English language.
- The word rejoindre can also mean 'to reconcile' with a person, adding an emotional layer of 'joining' together that the English 'join a club' lacks.
Examples in context
- Je souhaite rejoindre un club de théâtre.I want to join a theater club.
- Je vais m'inscrire dans un club de danse.I'm going to sign up for a dance club.
- Tu veux rentrer dans le club de lecture ?Do you want to get into the book club?
- Je veux rejoindre un club de lecture.I want to join a book club.
- Il est temps de rejoindre un club de sport.It is time to join a sports club.
- Pourquoi ne pas rejoindre un club de randonnée ?Why not join a hiking club?
Example conversation
Emma and Nathan are talking about their new hobbies at home.
- EmmaTu devrais rejoindre un club de tennis, Nathan.You should join a tennis club, Nathan.
- NathanC'est une bonne idée, Emma.That is a good idea, Emma.
- EmmaEst-ce que tu veux rejoindre un club avec moi ?Do you want to join a club with me?
- NathanOui, avec plaisir !Yes, with pleasure!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries club, rejoindre, un, CC BY-SA 4.0.
