cjantâ

Friulian

Alternative forms

• čhantâ (alternative orthography)

Etymology

From Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō. Compare Ladin cianter, Romansch chantar, Italian cantare, Venetian cantar, Romanian cânta, French chanter.

Verb

cjantâ

1. (transitive) to sing

Conjugation

This is a regular -â verb, along with verbs like amâ.

Conjugation of cjantâ (first conjugation)

infinitive			cjantâ
gerund			cjantânt
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		cjantât		cjantâts
		feminine		cjantâde		cjantâdis
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	lui/jê	nô	vô	lôr
	present	o cjanti	tu cjantis	al/e cjante	o cjantìn	o cjantais	a cjantin
	imperfect	o cjantavi	tu cjantavis	al/e cjantave	o cjantavin	o cjantavis	a cjantavin
	simple past	o cjantai	tu cjantaris	al/e cjantà	o cjantarin	o cjantaris	a cjantarin
	future	o cjantarai	tu cjantarâs	al/e cjantarà	o cjantarìn	o cjantarês	a cjantaran
conditional		jo	tu	lui/jê	nô	vô	lôr
	present	o cjantarès	tu cjantaressis	al/e cjantarès	o cjantaressin	o cjantaressis	a cjantaressin
subjunctive		jo	tu	lui/jê	nô	vô	lôr
	present	o cjanti	tu cjantis	al/e cjanti	o cjantìn	o cjantais	a cjantin
	imperfect	o cjantàs	tu cjantassis	al/e cjantàs	o cjantassin	o cjantassis	a cjantassin
imperative		–	tu	–	nô	vô	–
		–	cjante	–	cjantìn	cjantait	–

Related terms

• cjantautôr
• cjantôr
• cjant
• cjançon

• cjantant
• discjantâ
• incjantâ