annoncer

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French anoncier, from Latin adnūntiāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.nɔ̃.se/
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Verb

annoncer

  1. to announce
  2. to predict, foretell
  3. (card games) to declare
  4. (reflexive) to approach
    La nuit s’annonce. ― The night is approaching.
  5. (reflexive) to show
  6. (informal, reflexive) to promise to be
    L’entreprise s’annonce difficile. ― The undertaking promises to be difficult.

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

Conjugation of annoncer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple annoncer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple annonçant
/a.nɔ̃.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle annoncé
/a.nɔ̃.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present annonce
/a.nɔ̃s/ 		annonces
/a.nɔ̃s/ 		annonce
/a.nɔ̃s/ 		annonçons
/a.nɔ̃.sɔ̃/ 		annoncez
/a.nɔ̃.se/ 		annoncent
/a.nɔ̃s/
imperfect annonçais
/a.nɔ̃.sɛ/ 		annonçais
/a.nɔ̃.sɛ/ 		annonçait
/a.nɔ̃.sɛ/ 		annoncions
/a.nɔ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		annonciez
/a.nɔ̃.sje/ 		annonçaient
/a.nɔ̃.sɛ/
past historic2 annonçai
/a.nɔ̃.se/ 		annonças
/a.nɔ̃.sa/ 		annonça
/a.nɔ̃.sa/ 		annonçâmes
/a.nɔ̃.sam/ 		annonçâtes
/a.nɔ̃.sat/ 		annoncèrent
/a.nɔ̃.sɛʁ/
future annoncerai
/a.nɔ̃.sʁe/ 		annonceras
/a.nɔ̃.sʁa/ 		annoncera
/a.nɔ̃.sʁa/ 		annoncerons
/a.nɔ̃.sʁɔ̃/ 		annoncerez
/a.nɔ̃.sʁe/ 		annonceront
/a.nɔ̃.sʁɔ̃/
conditional annoncerais
/a.nɔ̃.sʁɛ/ 		annoncerais
/a.nɔ̃.sʁɛ/ 		annoncerait
/a.nɔ̃.sʁɛ/ 		annoncerions
/a.nɔ̃.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		annonceriez
/a.nɔ̃.sə.ʁje/ 		annonceraient
/a.nɔ̃.sʁɛ/
(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 annonce
/a.nɔ̃s/ 		annonces
/a.nɔ̃s/ 		annonce
/a.nɔ̃s/ 		annoncions
/a.nɔ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		annonciez
/a.nɔ̃.sje/ 		annoncent
/a.nɔ̃s/
imperfect2 annonçasse
/a.nɔ̃.sas/ 		annonçasses
/a.nɔ̃.sas/ 		annonçât
/a.nɔ̃.sa/ 		annonçassions
/a.nɔ̃.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		annonçassiez
/a.nɔ̃.sa.sje/ 		annonçassent
/a.nɔ̃.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — annonce
/a.nɔ̃s/ 		— annonçons
/a.nɔ̃.sɔ̃/ 		annoncez
/a.nɔ̃.se/ 		—
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:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

Conjugation of s'annoncer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple s'annoncer
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple s’annonçant
/sa.nɔ̃.sɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle annoncé
/a.nɔ̃.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present m’annonce
/ma.nɔ̃s/ 		t’annonces
/ta.nɔ̃s/ 		s’annonce
/sa.nɔ̃s/ 		nous annonçons
/nu.z‿a.nɔ̃.sɔ̃/ 		vous annoncez
/vu.z‿a.nɔ̃.se/ 		s’annoncent
/sa.nɔ̃s/
imperfect m’annonçais
/ma.nɔ̃.sɛ/ 		t’annonçais
/ta.nɔ̃.sɛ/ 		s’annonçait
/sa.nɔ̃.sɛ/ 		nous annoncions
/nu.z‿a.nɔ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		vous annonciez
/vu.z‿a.nɔ̃.sje/ 		s’annonçaient
/sa.nɔ̃.sɛ/
past historic2 m’annonçai
/ma.nɔ̃.se/ 		t’annonças
/ta.nɔ̃.sa/ 		s’annonça
/sa.nɔ̃.sa/ 		nous annonçâmes
/nu.z‿a.nɔ̃.sam/ 		vous annonçâtes
/vu.z‿a.nɔ̃.sat/ 		s’annoncèrent
/sa.nɔ̃.sɛʁ/
future m’annoncerai
/ma.nɔ̃.sʁe/ 		t’annonceras
/ta.nɔ̃.sʁa/ 		s’annoncera
/sa.nɔ̃.sʁa/ 		nous annoncerons
/nu.z‿a.nɔ̃.sʁɔ̃/ 		vous annoncerez
/vu.z‿a.nɔ̃.sʁe/ 		s’annonceront
/sa.nɔ̃.sʁɔ̃/
conditional m’annoncerais
/ma.nɔ̃.sʁɛ/ 		t’annoncerais
/ta.nɔ̃.sʁɛ/ 		s’annoncerait
/sa.nɔ̃.sʁɛ/ 		nous annoncerions
/nu.z‿a.nɔ̃.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous annonceriez
/vu.z‿a.nɔ̃.sə.ʁje/ 		s’annonceraient
/sa.nɔ̃.sʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present m’annonce
/ma.nɔ̃s/ 		t’annonces
/ta.nɔ̃s/ 		s’annonce
/sa.nɔ̃s/ 		nous annoncions
/nu.z‿a.nɔ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		vous annonciez
/vu.z‿a.nɔ̃.sje/ 		s’annoncent
/sa.nɔ̃s/
imperfect2 m’annonçasse
/ma.nɔ̃.sas/ 		t’annonçasses
/ta.nɔ̃.sas/ 		s’annonçât
/sa.nɔ̃.sa/ 		nous annonçassions
/nu.z‿a.nɔ̃.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		vous annonçassiez
/vu.z‿a.nɔ̃.sa.sje/ 		s’annonçassent
/sa.nɔ̃.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — annonce-toi
/a.nɔ̃s.twa/ 		— annonçons-nous
/a.nɔ̃.sɔ̃.nu/ 		annoncez-vous
/a.nɔ̃.se.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + 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:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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