je cultive

cultivate, cultivates; grow, grows, develop, develops; cultivate

→ cultiver
cultiv cultivate + e je/il/elle present; je/il/elle subjunctive; tu imperative
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #28,626
cultivate, cultivates; grow, grows The English form depends on the subject.
FR: Il cultive des tomates dans son jardin.
EN: He grows tomatoes in his garden.
develop, develops; cultivate, cultivates The English form depends on the subject.
FR: Elle cultive son esprit en lisant.
EN: She develops her mind by reading.
Conjugation of cultiver
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First cultive cultivons
Second — cultivez
Third cultive cultivent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First cultive —
Third cultive cultivent
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — cultivons
Second cultive cultivez

Je cultive des orchidées.

I grow orchids.

On y cultive le thé.

Tea is cultivated there.

— Épouses et Concubines (1991)

Ziri cultive de la bruyère.

Ziri grows heather.

Je cultive du riz.

I grow rice.

Je ne cultive pas votre terre.

I don't farm your land.

Elle se cultive l'esprit.

She broadens her mind.

— Picnic (1955)

Tiziri cultive des plantes.

Tiziri grows plants.

Je cultive des tomates.

I grow tomatoes.

Je cultive des orchidées dans ma serre.

I grow orchids in my greenhouse.

Cultive-toi !

Broaden your horizons!

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

Elle cultive de nombreuses sortes de fleurs.

She grows many kinds of flowers.

Je me cultive.

I'm educating myself.

— A Bad Son (1980)

Je cultive de nombreuses sortes de roses.

I grow many kinds of roses.

Elle cultive des tomates dans son jardin.

She grows tomatoes in her garden.