pondre

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Etymology

Inherited from Latin pōnere, from Proto-Italic *pozinō.

Pronunciation

Verb

pondre (first-person singular present ponc, first-person singular preterite ponguí, past participle post); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (transitive) to lay (an egg)
  2. (reflexive) to set (sun)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pondre (second conjugation, irregular, with velar infix)
infinitive pondre
gerund ponent
past participle masculine feminine
singular post posta
plural posts, postos postes
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present ponc pons pon ponem poneu ponen
imperfect ponia ponies ponia poníem poníeu ponien
future pondré pondràs pondrà pondrem pondreu pondran
preterite ponguí pongueres pongué ponguérem ponguéreu pongueren
conditional pondria pondries pondria pondríem pondríeu pondrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present pongui ponguis pongui ponguem pongueu ponguin
imperfect pongués ponguessis pongués ponguéssim ponguéssiu ponguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — pon pongui ponguem poneu ponguin
negative (no) — no ponguis no pongui no ponguem no pongueu no ponguin

Derived terms

References

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French pondre, inherited from Latin pōnere, from Proto-Italic *pozinō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔ̃dʁ/
  • Audio (France):(file)

Verb

pondre

  1. to lay (eggs)
    • 1997, Le Courrier de la nature, numbers 161-174, page 149:
      A noter que la caouanne, Caretta caretta, semble effectivement ne plus pondre en Corse, l’espèce n’a pas complètement disparu des côtes de France où, chaque année, quelques individus sont capturés involuntairement par des engins de pêche.
      It should be noted that the loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, no longer seems to lay eggs in Corsica, but the species has not completely disappeared from French coastlines where, each year, several individuals are caught unintentionally in fishing apparatus.
  2. (slang, France) to give birth

Conjugation

Conjugation of pondre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple pondre
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple pondant
/pɔ̃.dɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle pondu
/pɔ̃.dy/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present ponds
/pɔ̃/ 		ponds
/pɔ̃/ 		pond
/pɔ̃/ 		pondons
/pɔ̃.dɔ̃/ 		pondez
/pɔ̃.de/ 		pondent
/pɔ̃d/
imperfect pondais
/pɔ̃.dɛ/ 		pondais
/pɔ̃.dɛ/ 		pondait
/pɔ̃.dɛ/ 		pondions
/pɔ̃.djɔ̃/ 		pondiez
/pɔ̃.dje/ 		pondaient
/pɔ̃.dɛ/
past historic2 pondis
/pɔ̃.di/ 		pondis
/pɔ̃.di/ 		pondit
/pɔ̃.di/ 		pondîmes
/pɔ̃.dim/ 		pondîtes
/pɔ̃.dit/ 		pondirent
/pɔ̃.diʁ/
future pondrai
/pɔ̃.dʁe/ 		pondras
/pɔ̃.dʁa/ 		pondra
/pɔ̃.dʁa/ 		pondrons
/pɔ̃.dʁɔ̃/ 		pondrez
/pɔ̃.dʁe/ 		pondront
/pɔ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional pondrais
/pɔ̃.dʁɛ/ 		pondrais
/pɔ̃.dʁɛ/ 		pondrait
/pɔ̃.dʁɛ/ 		pondrions
/pɔ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ 		pondriez
/pɔ̃.dʁi.je/ 		pondraient
/pɔ̃.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 ponde
/pɔ̃d/ 		pondes
/pɔ̃d/ 		ponde
/pɔ̃d/ 		pondions
/pɔ̃.djɔ̃/ 		pondiez
/pɔ̃.dje/ 		pondent
/pɔ̃d/
imperfect2 pondisse
/pɔ̃.dis/ 		pondisses
/pɔ̃.dis/ 		pondît
/pɔ̃.di/ 		pondissions
/pɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃/ 		pondissiez
/pɔ̃.di.sje/ 		pondissent
/pɔ̃.dis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — ponds
/pɔ̃/ 		— pondons
/pɔ̃.dɔ̃/ 		pondez
/pɔ̃.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).

Further reading

Anagrams

Norman

Etymology

From Old French pondre, from Latin pōnō, pōnere (“place, put, lay”).

Verb

pondre

  1. (Jersey) to lay (eggs)

Old French

Etymology

From Latin pōnere, present active infinitive of pōnō.

Pronunciation

Verb

pondre

  1. to lay (eggs)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of pondre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive pondre avoir pons, pos, post, ponu, pondu
gerund en ponant, pondant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle ponant, pondant
past participle pons, pos, post, ponu, pondu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present poing pons pont, ponst ponons, pondons ponez, pondez ponent, pondent
imperfect ponoie, poneie ponoies, poneies ponoit, poneit poniiens, poniens poniiez, poniez ponoient, poneient
preterite pos, pons, poni posis, ponsis, ponis post, ponst, ponié posimes, ponsimes, ponimes posistes, ponsistes, ponistes postrent, ponstrent, ponierent
future pondrai pondras pondra pondrons pondroiz, pondreiz, pondrez pondront
conditional pondroie, pondreie pondroies, pondreies pondroit, pondreit pondriiens, pondriens pondriiez, pondriez pondroient, pondreient
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 poigne, ponde, ponge poignes, pondes, ponges poigne, ponde, ponge poigniens, poignons, pondons, pongiens, ponjons poigniez, pondez, pongiez poignent, pondent, pongent
imperfect posisse, ponsisse, ponisse posisses, ponsisses, ponisses posist, ponsist, ponist posissons, posissiens, ponsissons, ponsissiens, ponissons, ponissiens posissoiz, posissez, posissiez, ponsissoiz, ponsissez, ponsissiez, ponissoiz, ponissez, ponissiez posissent, ponsissent, ponissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— pon — ponons ponez —

Descendants

  • French: pondre
  • Norman: pondre
  • Walloon: ponre

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