griffonner

French

Etymology

From griffer +‎ -onner.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡʁi.fɔ.ne/
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Verb

griffonner

  1. to scribble, scrawl (write something scruffily)
    Synonym: gribouiller

Conjugation
Conjugation of griffonner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple griffonner
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple griffonnant
/ɡʁi.fɔ.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle griffonné
/ɡʁi.fɔ.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present griffonne
/ɡʁi.fɔn/		 griffonnes
/ɡʁi.fɔn/		 griffonne
/ɡʁi.fɔn/		 griffonnons
/ɡʁi.fɔ.nɔ̃/		 griffonnez
/ɡʁi.fɔ.ne/		 griffonnent
/ɡʁi.fɔn/
imperfect griffonnais
/ɡʁi.fɔ.nɛ/		 griffonnais
/ɡʁi.fɔ.nɛ/		 griffonnait
/ɡʁi.fɔ.nɛ/		 griffonnions
/ɡʁi.fɔ.njɔ̃/		 griffonniez
/ɡʁi.fɔ.nje/		 griffonnaient
/ɡʁi.fɔ.nɛ/
past historic2 griffonnai
/ɡʁi.fɔ.ne/		 griffonnas
/ɡʁi.fɔ.na/		 griffonna
/ɡʁi.fɔ.na/		 griffonnâmes
/ɡʁi.fɔ.nam/		 griffonnâtes
/ɡʁi.fɔ.nat/		 griffonnèrent
/ɡʁi.fɔ.nɛʁ/
future griffonnerai
/ɡʁi.fɔn.ʁe/		 griffonneras
/ɡʁi.fɔn.ʁa/		 griffonnera
/ɡʁi.fɔn.ʁa/		 griffonnerons
/ɡʁi.fɔn.ʁɔ̃/		 griffonnerez
/ɡʁi.fɔn.ʁe/		 griffonneront
/ɡʁi.fɔn.ʁɔ̃/
conditional griffonnerais
/ɡʁi.fɔn.ʁɛ/		 griffonnerais
/ɡʁi.fɔn.ʁɛ/		 griffonnerait
/ɡʁi.fɔn.ʁɛ/		 griffonnerions
/ɡʁi.fɔ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/		 griffonneriez
/ɡʁi.fɔ.nə.ʁje/		 griffonneraient
/ɡʁi.fɔn.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 griffonne
/ɡʁi.fɔn/		 griffonnes
/ɡʁi.fɔn/		 griffonne
/ɡʁi.fɔn/		 griffonnions
/ɡʁi.fɔ.njɔ̃/		 griffonniez
/ɡʁi.fɔ.nje/		 griffonnent
/ɡʁi.fɔn/
imperfect2 griffonnasse
/ɡʁi.fɔ.nas/		 griffonnasses
/ɡʁi.fɔ.nas/		 griffonnât
/ɡʁi.fɔ.na/		 griffonnassions
/ɡʁi.fɔ.na.sjɔ̃/		 griffonnassiez
/ɡʁi.fɔ.na.sje/		 griffonnassent
/ɡʁi.fɔ.nas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — griffonne
/ɡʁi.fɔn/		 — griffonnons
/ɡʁi.fɔ.nɔ̃/		 griffonnez
/ɡʁi.fɔ.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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