sonner

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See also: Sonner and sønner

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French soner, suner, from Latin sonāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔ.ne/
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Verb

sonner

  1. to sound
  2. to ring
    Sonner la cloche.
    Ring the bell.
    Sonner à la porte.
    Give a ring.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sonner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple sonner
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple sonnant
/sɔ.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle sonné
/sɔ.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present sonne
/sɔn/ 		sonnes
/sɔn/ 		sonne
/sɔn/ 		sonnons
/sɔ.nɔ̃/ 		sonnez
/sɔ.ne/ 		sonnent
/sɔn/
imperfect sonnais
/sɔ.nɛ/ 		sonnais
/sɔ.nɛ/ 		sonnait
/sɔ.nɛ/ 		sonnions
/sɔ.njɔ̃/ 		sonniez
/sɔ.nje/ 		sonnaient
/sɔ.nɛ/
past historic2 sonnai
/sɔ.ne/ 		sonnas
/sɔ.na/ 		sonna
/sɔ.na/ 		sonnâmes
/sɔ.nam/ 		sonnâtes
/sɔ.nat/ 		sonnèrent
/sɔ.nɛʁ/
future sonnerai
/sɔn.ʁe/ 		sonneras
/sɔn.ʁa/ 		sonnera
/sɔn.ʁa/ 		sonnerons
/sɔn.ʁɔ̃/ 		sonnerez
/sɔn.ʁe/ 		sonneront
/sɔn.ʁɔ̃/
conditional sonnerais
/sɔn.ʁɛ/ 		sonnerais
/sɔn.ʁɛ/ 		sonnerait
/sɔn.ʁɛ/ 		sonnerions
/sɔ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		sonneriez
/sɔ.nə.ʁje/ 		sonneraient
/sɔn.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 sonne
/sɔn/ 		sonnes
/sɔn/ 		sonne
/sɔn/ 		sonnions
/sɔ.njɔ̃/ 		sonniez
/sɔ.nje/ 		sonnent
/sɔn/
imperfect2 sonnasse
/sɔ.nas/ 		sonnasses
/sɔ.nas/ 		sonnât
/sɔ.na/ 		sonnassions
/sɔ.na.sjɔ̃/ 		sonnassiez
/sɔ.na.sje/ 		sonnassent
/sɔ.nas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — sonne
/sɔn/ 		— sonnons
/sɔ.nɔ̃/ 		sonnez
/sɔ.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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Etymology

From Old French soner, suner, from Latin sonō, sonāre (“make a noise, sound, resound”).

Pronunciation

Verb

sonner (gerund sonn'nie)

  1. (Jersey) to ring (a bell)
  2. (Jersey) to play (a musical instrument)

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