entonner

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tɔ.ne/
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Verb

entonner

  1. (transitive, as of a song) to intone; to chant; to vocalise
    • 2024 July 26, “Teddy Riner et Marie-José Pérec pour allumer la flamme, Céline Dion sur la Tour Eiffel... revivez la cérémonie d'ouverture des JO de Paris”, in lamontagne.fr‎:
      Les premières notes de "L’Hymne à l’amour" d’Edith Piaf résonnent. Céline Dion l’entonne, depuis le premier étage de la Tour Eiffel.
      The first notes of Edith Piaf's "L'Hymne à l'amour" resonate. Céline Dion intones it, from the first floor of the Eiffel Tower.
  2. to funnel (pour using a funnel)
  3. to channel

Conjugation

Conjugation of entonner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple entonner
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple entonnant
/ɑ̃.tɔ.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle entonné
/ɑ̃.tɔ.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present entonne
/ɑ̃.tɔn/ 		entonnes
/ɑ̃.tɔn/ 		entonne
/ɑ̃.tɔn/ 		entonnons
/ɑ̃.tɔ.nɔ̃/ 		entonnez
/ɑ̃.tɔ.ne/ 		entonnent
/ɑ̃.tɔn/
imperfect entonnais
/ɑ̃.tɔ.nɛ/ 		entonnais
/ɑ̃.tɔ.nɛ/ 		entonnait
/ɑ̃.tɔ.nɛ/ 		entonnions
/ɑ̃.tɔ.njɔ̃/ 		entonniez
/ɑ̃.tɔ.nje/ 		entonnaient
/ɑ̃.tɔ.nɛ/
past historic2 entonnai
/ɑ̃.tɔ.ne/ 		entonnas
/ɑ̃.tɔ.na/ 		entonna
/ɑ̃.tɔ.na/ 		entonnâmes
/ɑ̃.tɔ.nam/ 		entonnâtes
/ɑ̃.tɔ.nat/ 		entonnèrent
/ɑ̃.tɔ.nɛʁ/
future entonnerai
/ɑ̃.tɔn.ʁe/ 		entonneras
/ɑ̃.tɔn.ʁa/ 		entonnera
/ɑ̃.tɔn.ʁa/ 		entonnerons
/ɑ̃.tɔn.ʁɔ̃/ 		entonnerez
/ɑ̃.tɔn.ʁe/ 		entonneront
/ɑ̃.tɔn.ʁɔ̃/
conditional entonnerais
/ɑ̃.tɔn.ʁɛ/ 		entonnerais
/ɑ̃.tɔn.ʁɛ/ 		entonnerait
/ɑ̃.tɔn.ʁɛ/ 		entonnerions
/ɑ̃.tɔ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		entonneriez
/ɑ̃.tɔ.nə.ʁje/ 		entonneraient
/ɑ̃.tɔn.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 entonne
/ɑ̃.tɔn/ 		entonnes
/ɑ̃.tɔn/ 		entonne
/ɑ̃.tɔn/ 		entonnions
/ɑ̃.tɔ.njɔ̃/ 		entonniez
/ɑ̃.tɔ.nje/ 		entonnent
/ɑ̃.tɔn/
imperfect2 entonnasse
/ɑ̃.tɔ.nas/ 		entonnasses
/ɑ̃.tɔ.nas/ 		entonnât
/ɑ̃.tɔ.na/ 		entonnassions
/ɑ̃.tɔ.na.sjɔ̃/ 		entonnassiez
/ɑ̃.tɔ.na.sje/ 		entonnassent
/ɑ̃.tɔ.nas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — entonne
/ɑ̃.tɔn/ 		— entonnons
/ɑ̃.tɔ.nɔ̃/ 		entonnez
/ɑ̃.tɔ.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:
  • 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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