je constitue

constitutes, makes up, forms, puts together, builds

→ constituer

constitu form; make up + e je/il/elle present; tu command

verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #28,534

constitutes, makes up, forms In the sense of forming or making up something; it is more formal than everyday “make.”

FR: Cette équipe constitue une famille pour moi.

EN: This team is like a family to me.

puts together, builds Used for assembling or organizing something.

FR: Elle constitue un dossier avec tous les documents nécessaires.

EN: She puts together a file with all the necessary documents.

Conjugation of constituer

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
First	constitue	—
Third	constitue	constituent

Subjunctive present

	Singular	Plural
First	constitue	—
Third	constitue	constituent

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	constitue	—

Music is the universal language.

That does not constitute the answer.

Does beating up a few guys in the dark constitute a fight?

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

What makes up soap?

This book is a good guide for beginners.

A lamb rib makes an excellent meal.

I'm going to show you how I build my archives.

It was established that the Ocean that makes up Solaris is essentially one vast brain.

— Solaris (1972)

This problem poses a real challenge.

Women even earn less, which is a double punishment for them.

Next, what constitutes the 'best government'?

The atmosphere makes up most of the environment on which life depends.

The Pacific Ocean forms the eastern boundary of the Russian Federation.