ils rendirent

made, went, gave thanks, realized

→ rendre
rend give back + irent they simple past
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #39,829
made
FR: Les bonnes nouvelles les rendirent heureux.
EN: The good news made them happy.
went
FR: Ils se rendirent au musée après le déjeuner.
EN: They went to the museum after lunch.
gave thanks
FR: Ils rendirent grâce à Dieu.
EN: They gave thanks to God.
realized
FR: Ils se rendirent compte de leur erreur.
EN: They realized their mistake.
Conjugation of rendre
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First rendis —
Second rendis —
Third rendit rendirent

Ses mots me rendirent malade.

His words made me sick.

Les cochons rendirent le campement inhabitable.

The pigs made the camp uninhabitable.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

En même temps, Phileas Fogg salua ses collègues, qui lui rendirent son salut.

At the same time, Phileas Fogg greeted his colleagues, who returned his greeting.

Les nouvelles les rendirent heureux.

The news made them happy.

Tom et Mary se rendirent compte qu'ils en avaient dit beaucoup trop.

Tom and Mary realized they had said far too much.

Ils rendirent grâce à Dieu.

They gave thanks to God.

Les Lecteurs rendirent leur décision en moins de deux heures.

The Readers rendered their decision in less than two hours.

Tom, Mary, John et Alice se rendirent tous au parc pour monter sur le manège.

Tom, Mary, John and Alice all went to the park to ride the merry-go-round.