bondir

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French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *bombitire, formed from Latin bombus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔ̃.diʁ/
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Verb

bondir

  1. to bounce, spring, jump

Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

Conjugation of bondir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple bondir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple bondissant
/bɔ̃.di.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle bondi
/bɔ̃.di/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present bondis
/bɔ̃.di/ 		bondis
/bɔ̃.di/ 		bondit
/bɔ̃.di/ 		bondissons
/bɔ̃.di.sɔ̃/ 		bondissez
/bɔ̃.di.se/ 		bondissent
/bɔ̃.dis/
imperfect bondissais
/bɔ̃.di.sɛ/ 		bondissais
/bɔ̃.di.sɛ/ 		bondissait
/bɔ̃.di.sɛ/ 		bondissions
/bɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃/ 		bondissiez
/bɔ̃.di.sje/ 		bondissaient
/bɔ̃.di.sɛ/
past historic2 bondis
/bɔ̃.di/ 		bondis
/bɔ̃.di/ 		bondit
/bɔ̃.di/ 		bondîmes
/bɔ̃.dim/ 		bondîtes
/bɔ̃.dit/ 		bondirent
/bɔ̃.diʁ/
future bondirai
/bɔ̃.di.ʁe/ 		bondiras
/bɔ̃.di.ʁa/ 		bondira
/bɔ̃.di.ʁa/ 		bondirons
/bɔ̃.di.ʁɔ̃/ 		bondirez
/bɔ̃.di.ʁe/ 		bondiront
/bɔ̃.di.ʁɔ̃/
conditional bondirais
/bɔ̃.di.ʁɛ/ 		bondirais
/bɔ̃.di.ʁɛ/ 		bondirait
/bɔ̃.di.ʁɛ/ 		bondirions
/bɔ̃.di.ʁjɔ̃/ 		bondiriez
/bɔ̃.di.ʁje/ 		bondiraient
/bɔ̃.di.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 bondisse
/bɔ̃.dis/ 		bondisses
/bɔ̃.dis/ 		bondisse
/bɔ̃.dis/ 		bondissions
/bɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃/ 		bondissiez
/bɔ̃.di.sje/ 		bondissent
/bɔ̃.dis/
imperfect2 bondisse
/bɔ̃.dis/ 		bondisses
/bɔ̃.dis/ 		bondît
/bɔ̃.di/ 		bondissions
/bɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃/ 		bondissiez
/bɔ̃.di.sje/ 		bondissent
/bɔ̃.dis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — bondis
/bɔ̃.di/ 		— bondissons
/bɔ̃.di.sɔ̃/ 		bondissez
/bɔ̃.di.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).

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Verb

bondir

  1. to keep; to retain

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of bondir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive bondir avoir bondi
gerund en bondissant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle bondissant
past participle bondi
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present bondis bondis bondist bondissons bondissez bondissent
imperfect bondissoie, bondisseie bondissoies, bondisseies bondissoit, bondisseit bondissiiens, bondissiens bondissiiez, bondissiez bondissoient, bondisseient
preterite bondi bondis bondi bondimes bondistes bondirent
future bondirai bondiras bondira bondirons bondiroiz, bondireiz, bondirez bondiront
conditional bondiroie, bondireie bondiroies, bondireies bondiroit, bondireit bondiriiens, bondiriens bondiriiez, bondiriez bondiroient, bondireient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present bondisse bondisses bondisse bondissons bondissez bondissent
imperfect bondisse bondisses bondist bondissons, bondissiens bondissoiz, bondissez, bondissiez bondissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— bondis — bondissons bondissez —
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