chantonner

French

Etymology

From chanter +‎ -on +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃.tɔ.ne/
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Verb

chantonner

  1. (ambitransitive, 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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