chantonner

French

Etymology

From chanter +‎ -on +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃.tɔ.ne/
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Verb

chantonner

  1. (transitive, intransitive) (singing) to sing or hum (to oneself)

Conjugation
Conjugation of chantonner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple chantonner
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple chantonnant
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle chantonné
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present chantonne
/ʃɑ̃.tɔn/		 chantonnes
/ʃɑ̃.tɔn/		 chantonne
/ʃɑ̃.tɔn/		 chantonnons
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.nɔ̃/		 chantonnez
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.ne/		 chantonnent
/ʃɑ̃.tɔn/
imperfect chantonnais
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.nɛ/		 chantonnais
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.nɛ/		 chantonnait
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.nɛ/		 chantonnions
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.njɔ̃/		 chantonniez
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.nje/		 chantonnaient
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.nɛ/
past historic2 chantonnai
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.ne/		 chantonnas
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.na/		 chantonna
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.na/		 chantonnâmes
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.nam/		 chantonnâtes
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.nat/		 chantonnèrent
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.nɛʁ/
future chantonnerai
/ʃɑ̃.tɔn.ʁe/		 chantonneras
/ʃɑ̃.tɔn.ʁa/		 chantonnera
/ʃɑ̃.tɔn.ʁa/		 chantonnerons
/ʃɑ̃.tɔn.ʁɔ̃/		 chantonnerez
/ʃɑ̃.tɔn.ʁe/		 chantonneront
/ʃɑ̃.tɔn.ʁɔ̃/
conditional chantonnerais
/ʃɑ̃.tɔn.ʁɛ/		 chantonnerais
/ʃɑ̃.tɔn.ʁɛ/		 chantonnerait
/ʃɑ̃.tɔn.ʁɛ/		 chantonnerions
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/		 chantonneriez
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.nə.ʁje/		 chantonneraient
/ʃɑ̃.tɔn.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 chantonne
/ʃɑ̃.tɔn/		 chantonnes
/ʃɑ̃.tɔn/		 chantonne
/ʃɑ̃.tɔn/		 chantonnions
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.njɔ̃/		 chantonniez
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.nje/		 chantonnent
/ʃɑ̃.tɔn/
imperfect2 chantonnasse
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.nas/		 chantonnasses
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.nas/		 chantonnât
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.na/		 chantonnassions
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.na.sjɔ̃/		 chantonnassiez
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.na.sje/		 chantonnassent
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.nas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — chantonne
/ʃɑ̃.tɔn/		 — chantonnons
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.nɔ̃/		 chantonnez
/ʃɑ̃.tɔ.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 [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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