/paʁdɔne/to forgiveB1
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- a direct object · à — à for the person forgiven, a direct object for what is forgiven
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
pardonn-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
pardonn-+-ons -ez -ent
pardonn-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
pardonn-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
pardonn-+-e -es -e -ent
pardonner-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
pardonner-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
pardonner
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
pardonné
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
pardonné
Conjugation
| I | je pardonne/ʒə paʁdɔn/I forgive | /ʒə paʁdɔn/ | I forgive |
| you | tu pardonnes/ty paʁdɔn/you forgive | /ty paʁdɔn/ | you forgive |
| he/she | il pardonne/il paʁdɔn/he forgives | /il paʁdɔn/ | he forgives |
| we | nous pardonnons/nu paʁdɔnɔ̃/we forgive | /nu paʁdɔnɔ̃/ | we forgive |
| you | vous pardonnez/vu paʁdɔne/you forgive | /vu paʁdɔne/ | you forgive |
| they | ils pardonnent/il paʁdɔn/they forgive | /il paʁdɔn/ | they forgive |
Examples
- /paʁ.dɔ.ne.mwa/
Pardonnez-moi.Forgive me.
- /ʒə lɥi e paʁ.dɔ.ne/
Je lui ai pardonné.I forgave him.
- /il na pa paʁ.dɔ.ne/
Il n'a pas pardonné.He hasn't forgiven.
Set phrases
pardonner àto forgive someone
le pardonforgiveness; pardon
Notes
The person is INDIRECT, the offence direct — the reverse of English. English forgives someone; French forgives something TO someone:
Je lui ai pardonné son erreur. So it isJe lui pardonne, neverJe le pardonne. Seepronoms-coi.