bavarder
/bavaʁde/to chatA2
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- no object · avec — No object; avec for who with
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
bavard-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
bavard-+-ons -ez -ent
bavard-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
bavard-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
bavard-+-e -es -e -ent
bavarder-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
bavarder-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
bavarder
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
bavardé
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
bavardé
Conjugation
| I | je bavarde/ʒə bavaʁd/I chat | /ʒə bavaʁd/ | I chat | |
| you | tu bavardes/ty bavaʁd/you chat | /ty bavaʁd/ | you chat | |
| he/she | il bavarde/il bavaʁd/he chats | /il bavaʁd/ | he chats | |
| we | nous bavardons/nu bavaʁdɔ̃/we chat | /nu bavaʁdɔ̃/ | we chat | |
| you | vous bavardez/vu bavaʁde/you chat | /vu bavaʁde/ | you chat | |
| they | ils bavardent/il bavaʁd/they chat | /il bavaʁd/ | they chat |
Examples
- /ʒe ba.vaʁ.de a.vɛk lə vwa.zɛ̃/
J'ai bavardé avec le voisin.I had a chat with the neighbour.
- /le.z‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃ ba.vaʁd/
Les enfants bavardent.The children are chattering.
- /nə ba.vaʁd pa/
Ne bavarde pas.Stop chattering.
Set phrases
bavarder avecto chat with
Notes
In a classroom it is what a teacher tells you off for —
Ne bavarde pasis closer to "stop talking" than to "stop chatting".