gambader

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French

Etymology

From gambade +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɑ̃.ba.de/
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Verb

gambader

  1. (intransitive) to frolic, gambol, caper
    • 1980, “Jojo le Projo”, in Assez !, performed by Claude Nougaro:
      J’gambadais dans mon cerceau/Dans un simple rond d’lumière
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of gambader (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple gambader
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple gambadant
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle gambadé
/ɡɑ̃.ba.de/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present gambade
/ɡɑ̃.bad/ 		gambades
/ɡɑ̃.bad/ 		gambade
/ɡɑ̃.bad/ 		gambadons
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dɔ̃/ 		gambadez
/ɡɑ̃.ba.de/ 		gambadent
/ɡɑ̃.bad/
imperfect gambadais
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dɛ/ 		gambadais
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dɛ/ 		gambadait
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dɛ/ 		gambadions
/ɡɑ̃.ba.djɔ̃/ 		gambadiez
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dje/ 		gambadaient
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dɛ/
past historic2 gambadai
/ɡɑ̃.ba.de/ 		gambadas
/ɡɑ̃.ba.da/ 		gambada
/ɡɑ̃.ba.da/ 		gambadâmes
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dam/ 		gambadâtes
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dat/ 		gambadèrent
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dɛʁ/
future gambaderai
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dʁe/ 		gambaderas
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dʁa/ 		gambadera
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dʁa/ 		gambaderons
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dʁɔ̃/ 		gambaderez
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dʁe/ 		gambaderont
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dʁɔ̃/
conditional gambaderais
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dʁɛ/ 		gambaderais
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dʁɛ/ 		gambaderait
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dʁɛ/ 		gambaderions
/ɡɑ̃.ba.də.ʁjɔ̃/ 		gambaderiez
/ɡɑ̃.ba.də.ʁje/ 		gambaderaient
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dʁɛ/
(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 gambade
/ɡɑ̃.bad/ 		gambades
/ɡɑ̃.bad/ 		gambade
/ɡɑ̃.bad/ 		gambadions
/ɡɑ̃.ba.djɔ̃/ 		gambadiez
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dje/ 		gambadent
/ɡɑ̃.bad/
imperfect2 gambadasse
/ɡɑ̃.ba.das/ 		gambadasses
/ɡɑ̃.ba.das/ 		gambadât
/ɡɑ̃.ba.da/ 		gambadassions
/ɡɑ̃.ba.da.sjɔ̃/ 		gambadassiez
/ɡɑ̃.ba.da.sje/ 		gambadassent
/ɡɑ̃.ba.das/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — gambade
/ɡɑ̃.bad/ 		— gambadons
/ɡɑ̃.ba.dɔ̃/ 		gambadez
/ɡɑ̃.ba.de/ 		—
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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