/sɔne/to ringB1
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- a direct object · no object — With or without an object
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
sonn-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
sonn-+-ons -ez -ent
sonn-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
sonn-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
sonn-+-e -es -e -ent
sonner-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
sonner-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
sonner
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
sonné
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
sonné
Conjugation
| I | je sonne/ʒə sɔn/I ring | /ʒə sɔn/ | I ring |
| you | tu sonnes/ty sɔn/you ring | /ty sɔn/ | you ring |
| he/she | il sonne/il sɔn/he rings | /il sɔn/ | he rings |
| we | nous sonnons/nu sɔnɔ̃/we ring | /nu sɔnɔ̃/ | we ring |
| you | vous sonnez/vu sɔne/you ring | /vu sɔne/ | you ring |
| they | ils sonnent/il sɔn/they ring | /il sɔn/ | they ring |
Examples
- /lə te.le.fɔn sɔn/
Le téléphone sonne.The phone is ringing.
- /ɔ̃.n‿a sɔ.ne/
On a sonné.Someone rang the bell.
- /lə ʁe.vɛj na pa sɔ.ne/
Le réveil n'a pas sonné.The alarm didn't go off.
Set phrases
la sonneriethe ringtone; the bell
Notes
On a sonnémeans someone rang the doorbell — the impersonalonwith no named subject.It also means "to sound":
Ça sonne bizarre— that sounds strange.