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fondre
fondre
See also: fondré
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Verb
fondre (first-person singular present fonc, past participle fos)
- (transitive) to melt, to cause to melt
- (reflexive) to melt, to be melted
- (transitive) to cast (with a mold)
Conjugation
as prendre except for the past participle (fos)
Conjugation of fondre (second conjugation with velar infix, irregular past participle)
| infinitive | fondre | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | fonent | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | fos | — | |||||
| 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 | fonc | fons | fon | fonem | foneu | fonen | |
| imperfect | fonia | fonies | fonia | foníem | foníeu | fonien | |
| future | fondré | fondràs | fondrà | fondrem | fondreu | fondran | |
| preterite | fonguí | fongueres | fongué | fonguérem | fonguéreu | fongueren | |
| conditional | fondria | fondries | fondria | fondríem | fondríeu | fondrien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
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| present | fongui | fonguis | fongui | fonguem | fongueu | fonguin | |
| imperfect | fongués | fonguessis | fongués | fonguéssim | fonguéssiu | fonguessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| — | fon | fongui | fonguem | foneu | fonguin | ||
References
- Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). ISBN 84-412-2477-3.
French
Etymology
From Old French fondre, from Latin fundere, present active infinitive of fundō (“I melt”), from Proto-Italic *hundō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd-.
Pronunciation
Verb
fondre
- (transitive) to melt, melt down, smelt
- (intransitive) to melt
- (intransitive) to melt away, waste away
- (intransitive) to dwindle; to diminish
- (reflexive, se fondre dans) to blend in, blend into
Conjugation
Conjugation of fondre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | fondre | avoir fondu | |||||
| gerund | en fondant | en ayant fondu | |||||
| present participle | fondant /fɔ̃.dɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | fondu /fɔ̃.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 | fonds /fɔ̃/ |
fonds /fɔ̃/ |
fond /fɔ̃/ |
fondons /fɔ̃.dɔ̃/ |
fondez /fɔ̃.de/ |
fondent /fɔ̃d/ |
| imperfect | fondais /fɔ̃.dɛ/ |
fondais /fɔ̃.dɛ/ |
fondait /fɔ̃.dɛ/ |
fondions /fɔ̃.djɔ̃/ |
fondiez /fɔ̃.dje/ |
fondaient /fɔ̃.dɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | fondis /fɔ̃.di/ |
fondis /fɔ̃.di/ |
fondit /fɔ̃.di/ |
fondîmes /fɔ̃.dim/ |
fondîtes /fɔ̃.dit/ |
fondirent /fɔ̃.diʁ/ |
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| future | fondrai /fɔ̃.dʁe/ |
fondras /fɔ̃.dʁa/ |
fondra /fɔ̃.dʁa/ |
fondrons /fɔ̃.dʁɔ̃/ |
fondrez /fɔ̃.dʁe/ |
fondront /fɔ̃.dʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | fondrais /fɔ̃.dʁɛ/ |
fondrais /fɔ̃.dʁɛ/ |
fondrait /fɔ̃.dʁɛ/ |
fondrions /fɔ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/ |
fondriez /fɔ̃.dʁi.je/ |
fondraient /fɔ̃.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 | fonde /fɔ̃d/ |
fondes /fɔ̃d/ |
fonde /fɔ̃d/ |
fondions /fɔ̃.djɔ̃/ |
fondiez /fɔ̃.dje/ |
fondent /fɔ̃d/ |
| imperfect1 |
fondisse /fɔ̃.dis/ |
fondisses /fɔ̃.dis/ |
fondît /fɔ̃.di/ |
fondissions /fɔ̃.di.sjɔ̃/ |
fondissiez /fɔ̃.di.sje/ |
fondissent /fɔ̃.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 | – | |
| — | fonds /fɔ̃/ |
— | fondons /fɔ̃.dɔ̃/ |
fondez /fɔ̃.de/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Derived terms
Anagrams
Old French
Etymology
From Latin fundere, present active infinitive of fundō (“to melt”).
Verb
fondre
- to melt
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 fondre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | fondre | avoir fondu, fus | |||||
| gerund | en fondant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | fondant | ||||||
| past participle | fondu, fus | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | font | fonz | font | fondons | fondez | fondent |
| imperfect | fondoie, fondeie | fondoies, fondeies | fondoit, fondeit | fondiiens, fondiens | fondiiez, fondiez | fondoient, fondeient | |
| preterite | fondi | fondis | fondi | fondimes | fondistes | fondirent | |
| future | fondrai | fondras | fondra | fondrons | fondroiz, fondreiz, fondrez | fondront | |
| conditional | fondroie, fondreie | fondroies, fondreies | fondroit, fondreit | fondriiens, fondriens | fondriiez, fondriez | fondroient, fondreient | |
| 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 | fonde | fondes | fonde | fondons | fondez | fondent |
| imperfect | fondisse | fondisses | fondist | fondissons, fondissiens | fondissoiz, fondissez, fondissiez | fondissent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | font | — | fondons | fondez | — | ||
Descendants
- French: fondre