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pondre
pondre
See also: pondré
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Verb
pondre (first-person singular present ponc, past participle post)
- to lay (an egg)
Conjugation
Conjugation of pondre (second conjugation with velar infix, irregular past participle)
| infinitive | pondre | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | ponent | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | post | — | |||||
| plural | — | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
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| present | ponc | pons | pon | ponem | poneu | ponen | |
| imperfect | ponia | ponies | ponia | poníem | poníeu | ponien | |
| future | pondré | pondràs | pondrà | pondrem | pondreu | pondran | |
| preterite | ponguí | pongueres | pongué | ponguérem | ponguéreu | pongueren | |
| conditional | pondria | pondries | pondria | pondríem | pondríeu | pondrien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
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| present | pongui | ponguis | pongui | ponguem | pongueu | ponguin | |
| imperfect | pongués | ponguessis | pongués | ponguéssim | ponguéssiu | ponguessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| — | pon | pongui | ponguem | poneu | ponguin | ||
Derived terms
- pondre's
Related terms
French
Etymology
From Old French pondre, inherited from Latin pōnere, present active infinitive of pōnō, from Proto-Italic *posnō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔ̃dʁ/
Verb
pondre
- to lay (eggs)
- (slang, France) to give birth
Conjugation
Conjugation of pondre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | pondre | avoir pondu | |||||
| gerund | en pondant | en ayant pondu | |||||
| present participle | pondant /pɔ̃.dɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | pondu /pɔ̃.dy/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | ponds /pɔ̃/ |
ponds /pɔ̃/ |
pond /pɔ̃/ |
pondons /pɔ̃.dɔ̃/ |
pondez /pɔ̃.de/ |
pondent /pɔ̃d/ |
| imperfect | pondais /pɔ̃.dɛ/ |
pondais /pɔ̃.dɛ/ |
pondait /pɔ̃.dɛ/ |
pondions /pɔ̃.djɔ̃/ |
pondiez /pɔ̃.dje/ |
pondaient /pɔ̃.dɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | pondis /pɔ̃.di/ |
pondis /pɔ̃.di/ |
pondit /pɔ̃.di/ |
pondîmes /pɔ̃.dim/ |
pondîtes /pɔ̃.dit/ |
pondirent /pɔ̃.diʁ/ |
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| future | pondrai /pɔ̃.dʁe/ |
pondras /pɔ̃.dʁa/ |
pondra /pɔ̃.dʁa/ |
pondrons /pɔ̃.dʁɔ̃/ |
pondrez /pɔ̃.dʁe/ |
pondront /pɔ̃.dʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | pondrais /pɔ̃.dʁɛ/ |
pondrais /pɔ̃.dʁɛ/ |
pondrait /pɔ̃.dʁɛ/ |
pondrions /pɔ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ |
pondriez /pɔ̃.dʁi.je/ |
pondraient /pɔ̃.dʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | ponde /pɔ̃d/ |
pondes /pɔ̃d/ |
ponde /pɔ̃d/ |
pondions /pɔ̃.djɔ̃/ |
pondiez /pɔ̃.dje/ |
pondent /pɔ̃d/ |
| imperfect1 |
pondisse /pɔ̃.dis/ |
pondisses /pɔ̃.dis/ |
pondît /pɔ̃.di/ |
pondissions /pɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃/ |
pondissiez /pɔ̃.di.sje/ |
pondissent /pɔ̃.dis/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | ponds /pɔ̃/ |
— | pondons /pɔ̃.dɔ̃/ |
pondez /pɔ̃.de/ |
— | ||
| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Related terms
Anagrams
Old French
Etymology
From Latin pōnere, present active infinitive of pōnō.
Verb
pondre
- to lay (eggs)
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of pondre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | pondre | avoir pons, pos, post, ponu, pondu | |||||
| gerund | en ponant, pondant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | ponant, pondant | ||||||
| past participle | pons, pos, post, ponu, pondu | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | poing | pons | pont, ponst | ponons, pondons | ponez, pondez | ponent, pondent |
| imperfect | ponoie, poneie | ponoies, poneies | ponoit, poneit | poniiens, poniens | poniiez, poniez | ponoient, poneient | |
| preterite | pos, pons, poni | posis, ponsis, ponis | post, ponst, ponié | posimes, ponsimes, ponimes | posistes, ponsistes, ponistes | postrent, ponstrent, ponierent | |
| future | pondrai | pondras | pondra | pondrons | pondroiz, pondreiz, pondrez | pondront | |
| conditional | pondroie, pondreie | pondroies, pondreies | pondroit, pondreit | pondriiens, pondriens | pondriiez, pondriez | pondroient, pondreient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | poigne, ponde, ponge | poignes, pondes, ponges | poigne, ponde, ponge | poigniens, poignons, pondons, pongiens, ponjons | poigniez, pondez, pongiez | poignent, pondent, pongent |
| imperfect | posisse, ponsisse, ponisse | posisses, ponsisses, ponisses | posist, ponsist, ponist | posissons, posissiens, ponsissons, ponsissiens, ponissons, ponissiens | posissoiz, posissez, posissiez, ponsissoiz, ponsissez, ponsissiez, ponissoiz, ponissez, ponissiez | posissent, ponsissent, ponissent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | pon | — | ponons | ponez | — | ||