/dɔne/to giveA1
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- a direct object — Takes a direct object; à for who receives it
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
donn-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
donn-+-ons -ez -ent
donn-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
donn-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
donn-+-e -es -e -ent
donner-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
donner-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
donner
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
donné
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
donné
Conjugation
| I | je donne/ʒə dɔn/I give | /ʒə dɔn/ | I give |
| you | tu donnes/ty dɔn/you give | /ty dɔn/ | you give |
| he/she | il donne/il dɔn/he gives | /il dɔn/ | he gives |
| we | nous donnons/nu dɔnɔ̃/we give | /nu dɔnɔ̃/ | we give |
| you | vous donnez/vu dɔne/you give | /vu dɔne/ | you give |
| they | ils donnent/il dɔn/they give | /il dɔn/ | they give |
Examples
- /ʒə dɔn œ̃ livʁ/
Je donne un livre.I give a book.
- /ʒə dɔn œ̃ sti.lo a mɔ̃.n‿a.mi/
Je donne un stylo à mon ami.I give a pen to my friend.
- /il nu dɔn dy tɑ̃/
Ils nous donnent du temps.They give us time.
Notes
The thing is direct, the person indirect:
Je le lui donne— I give it to him. Two pronouns in a fixed order. Seeordre-pronoms.Ça donne surmeans "it looks out onto":La chambre donne sur le jardin.