Speech prefers « rentrer », whatever the rule says.
In everyday speech, French speakers say rentrer where the grammar book wants entrer: « je rentre dans le magasin ». Purists object; everyone does it. Understand it, and use entrer yourself in writing.
You will also hear « ça rentre pas » — it doesn’t fit — about anything from a suitcase to an idea. And « entre ! » or « rentre ! » alone is the informal come-in.
💡 Focus at this level: Native slang
1. Expect « rentrer » in speech. It is not an error worth correcting in others.
2. « Ça rentre pas » = it won’t fit.
3. Keep « entrer » for writing and exams.
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