randonner

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French

Etymology

From Middle French randonner, from Old French randonner (“to run headlong”), from randon, a derivative of Old French randir (“to run”), from Old Frankish *rand (“a course; running”), from Proto-Germanic *randijō (“running”). More at rin, ren, run.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɑ̃.dɔ.ne/
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Verb

randonner

  1. to hike, trek, walk around

Conjugation

Conjugation of randonner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple randonner
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple randonnant
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle randonné
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present randonne
/ʁɑ̃.dɔn/ 		randonnes
/ʁɑ̃.dɔn/ 		randonne
/ʁɑ̃.dɔn/ 		randonnons
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.nɔ̃/ 		randonnez
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.ne/ 		randonnent
/ʁɑ̃.dɔn/
imperfect randonnais
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.nɛ/ 		randonnais
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.nɛ/ 		randonnait
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.nɛ/ 		randonnions
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.njɔ̃/ 		randonniez
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.nje/ 		randonnaient
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.nɛ/
past historic2 randonnai
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.ne/ 		randonnas
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.na/ 		randonna
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.na/ 		randonnâmes
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.nam/ 		randonnâtes
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.nat/ 		randonnèrent
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.nɛʁ/
future randonnerai
/ʁɑ̃.dɔn.ʁe/ 		randonneras
/ʁɑ̃.dɔn.ʁa/ 		randonnera
/ʁɑ̃.dɔn.ʁa/ 		randonnerons
/ʁɑ̃.dɔn.ʁɔ̃/ 		randonnerez
/ʁɑ̃.dɔn.ʁe/ 		randonneront
/ʁɑ̃.dɔn.ʁɔ̃/
conditional randonnerais
/ʁɑ̃.dɔn.ʁɛ/ 		randonnerais
/ʁɑ̃.dɔn.ʁɛ/ 		randonnerait
/ʁɑ̃.dɔn.ʁɛ/ 		randonnerions
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		randonneriez
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.nə.ʁje/ 		randonneraient
/ʁɑ̃.dɔn.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 randonne
/ʁɑ̃.dɔn/ 		randonnes
/ʁɑ̃.dɔn/ 		randonne
/ʁɑ̃.dɔn/ 		randonnions
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.njɔ̃/ 		randonniez
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.nje/ 		randonnent
/ʁɑ̃.dɔn/
imperfect2 randonnasse
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.nas/ 		randonnasses
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.nas/ 		randonnât
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.na/ 		randonnassions
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.na.sjɔ̃/ 		randonnassiez
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.na.sje/ 		randonnassent
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.nas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — randonne
/ʁɑ̃.dɔn/ 		— randonnons
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.nɔ̃/ 		randonnez
/ʁɑ̃.dɔ.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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