sonner

French

Etymology

From son (“sound”) or Latin sonare

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /sɔ.ne/, X-SAMPA: /sO.ne/

Verb

sonner

1. to sound
2. to ring

   Sonner la cloche

   Ring the bell

Conjugation

   Conjugation of sonner (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		sonner			avoir sonné
gerund		en sonnant			en ayant sonné
present participle		sonnant
past participle		sonné
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	sonne	sonnes	sonne	sonnons	sonnez	sonnent
	imperfect	sonnais	sonnais	sonnait	sonnions	sonniez	sonnaient
	past historic1	sonnai	sonnas	sonna	sonnâmes	sonnâtes	sonnèrent
	future	sonnerai	sonneras	sonnera	sonnerons	sonnerez	sonneront
	conditional	sonnerais	sonnerais	sonnerait	sonnerions	sonneriez	sonneraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	sonne	sonnes	sonne	sonnions	sonniez	sonnent
	imperfect1	sonnasse	sonnasses	sonnât	sonnassions	sonnassiez	sonnassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	sonne	—	sonnons	sonnez	—
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Related terms

• sonnerie

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Jèrriais

Etymology

From Latin sonō, sonāre (“make a noise, sound, resound”).

Verb

sonner (gerund sonn'nie)

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

Synonyms

• jouer (“to play”)

Derived terms

• sonneux (“bell ringer”)