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"I'm home!" in French: je suis rentré(e) !

je suis rentré(e) !

Say it: zhuh swee rahn-TRAYphrase/ʒə sɥi ʁɑ̃.tʁe/

I'm home in French is je suis rentré ! or je suis rentrée ! — gender agreement on the past participle. Write the full word, not rentré(e).

Text after night out

Coucouje suis rentré !
Hey—I'm home!
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How to pronounce je suis rentré(e) !

Say it

zhuh swee rahn-TRAY

/ʒə sɥi ʁɑ̃.tʁe/

Je suis: zhuh swee. Rentré: rahn-TRAY. Rentrée: rahn-TRAY (same sound; feminine -e in writing).

"I'm home!" in French: quick reference

FrenchEnglish
je suis rentré !I'm home! (m.)

Masculine speaker.

je suis rentrée !I'm home! (f.)

Feminine speaker.

je suis rentré(e) à la maisonI'm back home

Explicit maison.

on est rentréswe're home

Group.

How to use je suis rentré(e) ! in real life

  1. 1Text after night out

    Coucouje suis rentré !

    Hey—I'm home!

    Masculine form.

  2. 2Calling a roommate

    Je suis rentrée, tu es ?

    I'm home, where are you?

    Feminine form.

  3. 3Parents waiting

    Papa, je suis rentré sain et sauf.

    Dad, I'm home safe and sound.

    Reassure.

Mistakes English speakers make with je suis rentré(e) !

Incorrect: Je suis rentré(e) !

Correct: Je suis rentré ! / Je suis rentrée !

Write the full gendered form, not the parenthesis spelling.

Incorrect: Je suis home.

Correct: Je suis rentré !

Use rentré / rentrée.

Good to know

Rentrer implies returning home more than arriver. Late-night je suis rentré ! texts reassure parents and partners. Agreement still matters in writing even when spoken sounds match.

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Night bus home after a concert

  1. ChatPal

    Tu es ?

    Where are you?

  2. You

    Je suis rentrée !

    I'm home!

  3. ChatPal

    Super. Moi aussi je suis rentré.

    Great. I'm home too.

  4. You

    On se parle demain.

    We'll talk tomorrow.

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FAQ

Common questions about "I'm home!" in French

How do you say I'm home in French?

Je suis rentré ! or je suis rentrée !

Why two forms?

Past participle agrees with gender after être.

Does it mean I returned?

Yes — rentrer = come back (home).

How do you pronounce rentré?

rahn-TRAY.

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