sonner
See also: Sonner
French
Etymology
From Old French soner, suner, from Latin sonāre, present active infinitive of sonō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔ.ne/
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Verb
sonner
- to sound
- to ring
- Sonner la cloche.
- Ring the bell.
- Sonner à la porte.
- Give a ring.
Conjugation
Conjugation of sonner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | sonner | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | sonnant /sɔ.nɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | sonné /sɔ.ne/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | sonne /sɔn/ | sonnes /sɔn/ | sonne /sɔn/ | sonnons /sɔ.nɔ̃/ | sonnez /sɔ.ne/ | sonnent /sɔn/ |
| imperfect | sonnais /sɔ.nɛ/ | sonnais /sɔ.nɛ/ | sonnait /sɔ.nɛ/ | sonnions /sɔ.njɔ̃/ | sonniez /sɔ.nje/ | sonnaient /sɔ.nɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | sonnai /sɔ.ne/ | sonnas /sɔ.na/ | sonna /sɔ.na/ | sonnâmes /sɔ.nam/ | sonnâtes /sɔ.nat/ | sonnèrent /sɔ.nɛʁ/ | |
| future | sonnerai /sɔn.ʁe/ | sonneras /sɔn.ʁa/ | sonnera /sɔn.ʁa/ | sonnerons /sɔn.ʁɔ̃/ | sonnerez /sɔn.ʁe/ | sonneront /sɔn.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | sonnerais /sɔn.ʁɛ/ | sonnerais /sɔn.ʁɛ/ | sonnerait /sɔn.ʁɛ/ | sonnerions /sɔ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ | sonneriez /sɔ.nə.ʁje/ | sonneraient /sɔn.ʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | sonne /sɔn/ | sonnes /sɔn/ | sonne /sɔn/ | sonnions /sɔ.njɔ̃/ | sonniez /sɔ.nje/ | sonnent /sɔn/ |
| imperfect2 | sonnasse /sɔ.nas/ | sonnasses /sɔ.nas/ | sonnât /sɔ.na/ | sonnassions /sɔ.na.sjɔ̃/ | sonnassiez /sɔ.na.sje/ | sonnassent /sɔ.nas/ | |
| (compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | sonne /sɔn/ | — | sonnons /sɔ.nɔ̃/ | sonnez /sɔ.ne/ | — | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Derived terms
- sonner faux
- sonner la soupe
- sonner le glas
Related terms
- son
- sonnerie
Further reading
- “sonner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French soner, suner, from Latin sonō, sonāre (“make a noise, sound, resound”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
sonner (gerund sonn'nie)
- (Jersey) to ring (a bell)
- (Jersey) to play (a musical instrument)
Synonyms
- (to play): jouer
Derived terms
- sonneux (“bell ringer”)