chanter in French dictionary

  • chanter

    Meanings and definitions of "chanter"

    • Former avec la voix une suite de sons variés, selon les règles de la musique
    • Produire des sons harmonieux avec sa voix.

    Synonyms of "chanter" in French dictionary

    fredonner, complimenter, beugler are the top synonyms of "chanter" in the French thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of chanter

    • (Verb)    Conjugation of chanter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
      simple compound
      infinitive chanter avoir chanté
      gerund en chantant en ayant chanté
      present participle chantant
      past participle chanté
      person singular plural
      first second third first second third
      indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
      simpletenses present chante chantes chante chantons chantez chantent
      imperfect chantais chantais chantait chantions chantiez chantaient
      past historic1 chantai chantas chanta chantâmes chantâtes chantèrent
      future chanterai chanteras chantera chanterons chanterez chanteront
      conditional chanterais chanterais chanterait chanterions chanteriez chanteraient
      compoundtenses 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
      simpletenses present chante chantes chante chantions chantiez chantent
      imperfect1 chantasse chantasses chantât chantassions chantassiez chantassent
      compoundtenses past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
      pluperfect1 Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
      imperative – tu – nous vous –
      — chante — chantons chantez —
      1literary tenses
    • Conjugation of chanter
      simple compound
      infinitive chanter avoir chanté
      gerund en chantant en ayant chanté
      present participle chantant
      /ʃɑ̃.tɑ̃/
      past participle chanté
      /ʃɑ̃.te/
      person singular plural
      first second third first second third
      indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
      simple
      tenses       		present chante
      /ʃɑ̃t/       		chantes
      /ʃɑ̃t/       		chante
      /ʃɑ̃t/       		chantons
      /ʃɑ̃.tɔ̃/       		chantez
      /ʃɑ̃.te/       		chantent
      /ʃɑ̃t/
      imperfect chantais
      /ʃɑ̃.tɛ/       		chantais
      /ʃɑ̃.tɛ/       		chantait
      /ʃɑ̃.tɛ/       		chantions
      /ʃɑ̃.tjɔ̃/       		chantiez
      /ʃɑ̃.tje/       		chantaient
      /ʃɑ̃.tɛ/
      past historic1 chantai
      /ʃɑ̃.te/       		chantas
      /ʃɑ̃.ta/       		chanta
      /ʃɑ̃.ta/       		chantâmes
      /ʃɑ̃.tam/       		chantâtes
      /ʃɑ̃.tat/       		chantèrent
      /ʃɑ̃.tɛʁ/
      future chanterai
      /ʃɑ̃.tʁe/       		chanteras
      /ʃɑ̃.tʁa/       		chantera
      /ʃɑ̃.tʁa/       		chanterons
      /ʃɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/       		chanterez
      /ʃɑ̃.tʁe/       		chanteront
      /ʃɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/
      conditional chanterais
      /ʃɑ̃.tʁɛ/       		chanterais
      /ʃɑ̃.tʁɛ/       		chanterait
      /ʃɑ̃.tʁɛ/       		chanterions
      /ʃɑ̃.tə.ʁjɔ̃/       		chanteriez
      /ʃɑ̃.tə.ʁje/       		chanteraient
      /ʃɑ̃.tʁɛ/
      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 chante
      /ʃɑ̃t/       		chantes
      /ʃɑ̃t/       		chante
      /ʃɑ̃t/       		chantions
      /ʃɑ̃.tjɔ̃/       		chantiez
      /ʃɑ̃.tje/       		chantent
      /ʃɑ̃t/
      imperfect1 chantasse
      /ʃɑ̃.tas/       		chantasses
      /ʃɑ̃.tas/       		chantât
      /ʃɑ̃.ta/       		chantassions
      /ʃɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/       		chantassiez
      /ʃɑ̃.ta.sje/       		chantassent
      /ʃɑ̃.tas/
      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 –
      — chante
      /ʃɑ̃t/       		— chantons
      /ʃɑ̃.tɔ̃/       		chantez
      /ʃɑ̃.te/       		—
      1literary tenses
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