adonner

French

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *addonāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

adonner

  1. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to devote oneself
    Synonym: se consacrer
    • 1837 Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manchefr.Wikisource, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I:
      Or, il faut savoir que cet hidalgo, dans les moments où il restait oisif, c’est-à-dire à peu près toute l’année, s’adonnait à lire des livres de chevalerie....
      Yet, it must be known that this hidalgo, in the moments where he remained idle, that is to say just about the whole year, devoted himself to reading books of chivalry....
  2. (Louisiana) to get along well, be compatible
  3. (Louisiana) to get used to
  4. (Louisiana, Missouri, New England, Quebec) to happen, come to pass (by chance), to happen (by coincidence)
  5. (sailing) (of the wind) to blow in a favorable direction, allowing the sails to luff

Conjugation
Conjugation of s'adonner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple s'adonner
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple s’adonnant
/sa.dɔ.nɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle adonné
/a.dɔ.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present m’adonne
/ma.dɔn/		 t’adonnes
/ta.dɔn/		 s’adonne
/sa.dɔn/		 nous adonnons
/nu.z‿a.dɔ.nɔ̃/		 vous adonnez
/vu.z‿a.dɔ.ne/		 s’adonnent
/sa.dɔn/
imperfect m’adonnais
/ma.dɔ.nɛ/		 t’adonnais
/ta.dɔ.nɛ/		 s’adonnait
/sa.dɔ.nɛ/		 nous adonnions
/nu.z‿a.dɔ.njɔ̃/		 vous adonniez
/vu.z‿a.dɔ.nje/		 s’adonnaient
/sa.dɔ.nɛ/
past historic2 m’adonnai
/ma.dɔ.ne/		 t’adonnas
/ta.dɔ.na/		 s’adonna
/sa.dɔ.na/		 nous adonnâmes
/nu.z‿a.dɔ.nam/		 vous adonnâtes
/vu.z‿a.dɔ.nat/		 s’adonnèrent
/sa.dɔ.nɛʁ/
future m’adonnerai
/ma.dɔn.ʁe/		 t’adonneras
/ta.dɔn.ʁa/		 s’adonnera
/sa.dɔn.ʁa/		 nous adonnerons
/nu.z‿a.dɔn.ʁɔ̃/		 vous adonnerez
/vu.z‿a.dɔn.ʁe/		 s’adonneront
/sa.dɔn.ʁɔ̃/
conditional m’adonnerais
/ma.dɔn.ʁɛ/		 t’adonnerais
/ta.dɔn.ʁɛ/		 s’adonnerait
/sa.dɔn.ʁɛ/		 nous adonnerions
/nu.z‿a.dɔ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/		 vous adonneriez
/vu.z‿a.dɔ.nə.ʁje/		 s’adonneraient
/sa.dɔn.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present m’adonne
/ma.dɔn/		 t’adonnes
/ta.dɔn/		 s’adonne
/sa.dɔn/		 nous adonnions
/nu.z‿a.dɔ.njɔ̃/		 vous adonniez
/vu.z‿a.dɔ.nje/		 s’adonnent
/sa.dɔn/
imperfect2 m’adonnasse
/ma.dɔ.nas/		 t’adonnasses
/ta.dɔ.nas/		 s’adonnât
/sa.dɔ.na/		 nous adonnassions
/nu.z‿a.dɔ.na.sjɔ̃/		 vous adonnassiez
/vu.z‿a.dɔ.na.sje/		 s’adonnassent
/sa.dɔ.nas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — adonne-toi
/a.dɔn.twa/		 — adonnons-nous
/a.dɔ.nɔ̃.nu/		 adonnez-vous
/a.dɔ.ne.vu/		 —
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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