manger in French dictionary

  • manger

    Meanings and definitions of "manger"

    • Mâcher et avaler un aliment dans le but de se nourrir
    • Consommer quelque chose de solide ou semi-solide (habituellement de la nourriture) en le mettant dans la bouche, puis en l'avalant.
    • Prendre un repas.

    Synonyms of "manger" in French dictionary

    tondre, picorer, convoiter are the top synonyms of "manger" in the French thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of manger

    • (Verb) This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written mange- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /ʒ/ and not a “hard” /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and ranger.    Conjugation of manger (see also Appendix:French verbs)
      simple compound
      infinitive manger avoir mangé
      gerund en mangeant en ayant mangé
      present participle mangeant
      past participle mangé
      person singular plural
      first second third first second third
      indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
      simpletenses present mange manges mange mangeons mangez mangent
      imperfect mangeais mangeais mangeait mangions mangiez mangeaient
      past historic1 mangeai mangeas mangea mangeâmes mangeâtes mangèrent
      future mangerai mangeras mangera mangerons mangerez mangeront
      conditional mangerais mangerais mangerait mangerions mangeriez mangeraient
      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 mange manges mange mangions mangiez mangent
      imperfect1 mangeasse mangeasses mangeât mangeassions mangeassiez mangeassent
      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 –
      — mange — mangeons mangez —
      1literary tenses
    • manger m. ( plural mangers)
    • manger m (plural mangers)
    • This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written mange- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /ʒ/ and not a “hard” /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and ranger. Conjugation of manger
      simple compound
      infinitive manger avoir mangé
      gerund en mangeant en ayant mangé
      present participle mangeant
      /mɑ̃.ʒɑ̃/
      past participle mangé
      /mɑ̃.ʒe/
      person singular plural
      first second third first second third
      indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
      simple
      tenses       		present mange
      /mɑ̃ʒ/       		manges
      /mɑ̃ʒ/       		mange
      /mɑ̃ʒ/       		mangeons
      /mɑ̃.ʒɔ̃/       		mangez
      /mɑ̃.ʒe/       		mangent
      /mɑ̃ʒ/
      imperfect mangeais
      /mɑ̃.ʒɛ/       		mangeais
      /mɑ̃.ʒɛ/       		mangeait
      /mɑ̃.ʒɛ/       		mangions
      /mɑ̃.ʒjɔ̃/       		mangiez
      /mɑ̃.ʒje/       		mangeaient
      /mɑ̃.ʒɛ/
      past historic1 mangeai
      /mɑ̃.ʒe/       		mangeas
      /mɑ̃.ʒa/       		mangea
      /mɑ̃.ʒa/       		mangeâmes
      /mɑ̃.ʒam/       		mangeâtes
      /mɑ̃.ʒat/       		mangèrent
      /mɑ̃.ʒɛʁ/
      future mangerai
      /mɑ̃ʒ.ʁe/       		mangeras
      /mɑ̃ʒ.ʁa/       		mangera
      /mɑ̃ʒ.ʁa/       		mangerons
      /mɑ̃ʒ.ʁɔ̃/       		mangerez
      /mɑ̃ʒ.ʁe/       		mangeront
      /mɑ̃ʒ.ʁɔ̃/
      conditional mangerais
      /mɑ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/       		mangerais
      /mɑ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/       		mangerait
      /mɑ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/       		mangerions
      /mɑ̃.ʒə.ʁjɔ̃/       		mangeriez
      /mɑ̃.ʒə.ʁje/       		mangeraient
      /mɑ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/
      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 mange
      /mɑ̃ʒ/       		manges
      /mɑ̃ʒ/       		mange
      /mɑ̃ʒ/       		mangions
      /mɑ̃.ʒjɔ̃/       		mangiez
      /mɑ̃.ʒje/       		mangent
      /mɑ̃ʒ/
      imperfect1 mangeasse
      /mɑ̃.ʒas/       		mangeasses
      /mɑ̃.ʒas/       		mangeât
      /mɑ̃.ʒa/       		mangeassions
      /mɑ̃.ʒa.sjɔ̃/       		mangeassiez
      /mɑ̃.ʒa.sje/       		mangeassent
      /mɑ̃.ʒas/
      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 –
      — mange
      /mɑ̃ʒ/       		— mangeons
      /mɑ̃.ʒɔ̃/       		mangez
      /mɑ̃.ʒe/       		—
      1literary tenses
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