grignoter

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French

Etymology

From grigner +‎ -oter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.te/
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Verb

grignoter

  1. to nibble
  2. to snack

Conjugation

Conjugation of grignoter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple grignoter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple grignotant
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle grignoté
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present grignote
/ɡʁi.ɲɔt/ 		grignotes
/ɡʁi.ɲɔt/ 		grignote
/ɡʁi.ɲɔt/ 		grignotons
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tɔ̃/ 		grignotez
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.te/ 		grignotent
/ɡʁi.ɲɔt/
imperfect grignotais
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tɛ/ 		grignotais
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tɛ/ 		grignotait
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tɛ/ 		grignotions
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tjɔ̃/ 		grignotiez
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tje/ 		grignotaient
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tɛ/
past historic2 grignotai
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.te/ 		grignotas
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.ta/ 		grignota
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.ta/ 		grignotâmes
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tam/ 		grignotâtes
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tat/ 		grignotèrent
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tɛʁ/
future grignoterai
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tʁe/ 		grignoteras
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tʁa/ 		grignotera
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tʁa/ 		grignoterons
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tʁɔ̃/ 		grignoterez
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tʁe/ 		grignoteront
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tʁɔ̃/
conditional grignoterais
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tʁɛ/ 		grignoterais
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tʁɛ/ 		grignoterait
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tʁɛ/ 		grignoterions
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		grignoteriez
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tə.ʁje/ 		grignoteraient
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tʁɛ/
(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 grignote
/ɡʁi.ɲɔt/ 		grignotes
/ɡʁi.ɲɔt/ 		grignote
/ɡʁi.ɲɔt/ 		grignotions
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tjɔ̃/ 		grignotiez
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tje/ 		grignotent
/ɡʁi.ɲɔt/
imperfect2 grignotasse
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tas/ 		grignotasses
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tas/ 		grignotât
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.ta/ 		grignotassions
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		grignotassiez
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.ta.sje/ 		grignotassent
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — grignote
/ɡʁi.ɲɔt/ 		— grignotons
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tɔ̃/ 		grignotez
/ɡʁi.ɲɔ.te/ 		—
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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