tâtonner in French dictionary

  • tâtonner

    Meanings and definitions of "tâtonner"

    Synonyms of "tâtonner" in French dictionary

    aborder, commencer, efforcer are the top synonyms of "tâtonner" in the French thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of tâtonner

    • (Verb)    Conjugation of tâtonner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
      simple compound
      infinitive tâtonner avoir tâtonné
      gerund en tâtonnant en ayant tâtonné
      present participle tâtonnant
      past participle tâtonné
      person singular plural
      first second third first second third
      indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
      simpletenses present tâtonne tâtonnes tâtonne tâtonnons tâtonnez tâtonnent
      imperfect tâtonnais tâtonnais tâtonnait tâtonnions tâtonniez tâtonnaient
      past historic1 tâtonnai tâtonnas tâtonna tâtonnâmes tâtonnâtes tâtonnèrent
      future tâtonnerai tâtonneras tâtonnera tâtonnerons tâtonnerez tâtonneront
      conditional tâtonnerais tâtonnerais tâtonnerait tâtonnerions tâtonneriez tâtonneraient
      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 tâtonne tâtonnes tâtonne tâtonnions tâtonniez tâtonnent
      imperfect1 tâtonnasse tâtonnasses tâtonnât tâtonnassions tâtonnassiez tâtonnassent
      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 –
      — tâtonne — tâtonnons tâtonnez —
      1literary tenses
    • Conjugation of tâtonner
      simple compound
      infinitive tâtonner avoir tâtonné
      gerund en tâtonnant en ayant tâtonné
      present participle tâtonnant
      /tɑ.tɔ.nɑ̃/
      past participle tâtonné
      /tɑ.tɔ.ne/
      person singular plural
      first second third first second third
      indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
      simple
      tenses       		present tâtonne
      /tɑ.tɔn/       		tâtonnes
      /tɑ.tɔn/       		tâtonne
      /tɑ.tɔn/       		tâtonnons
      /tɑ.tɔ.nɔ̃/       		tâtonnez
      /tɑ.tɔ.ne/       		tâtonnent
      /tɑ.tɔn/
      imperfect tâtonnais
      /tɑ.tɔ.nɛ/       		tâtonnais
      /tɑ.tɔ.nɛ/       		tâtonnait
      /tɑ.tɔ.nɛ/       		tâtonnions
      /tɑ.tɔ.njɔ̃/       		tâtonniez
      /tɑ.tɔ.nje/       		tâtonnaient
      /tɑ.tɔ.nɛ/
      past historic1 tâtonnai
      /tɑ.tɔ.ne/       		tâtonnas
      /tɑ.tɔ.na/       		tâtonna
      /tɑ.tɔ.na/       		tâtonnâmes
      /tɑ.tɔ.nam/       		tâtonnâtes
      /tɑ.tɔ.nat/       		tâtonnèrent
      /tɑ.tɔ.nɛʁ/
      future tâtonnerai
      /tɑ.tɔn.ʁe/       		tâtonneras
      /tɑ.tɔn.ʁa/       		tâtonnera
      /tɑ.tɔn.ʁa/       		tâtonnerons
      /tɑ.tɔn.ʁɔ̃/       		tâtonnerez
      /tɑ.tɔn.ʁe/       		tâtonneront
      /tɑ.tɔn.ʁɔ̃/
      conditional tâtonnerais
      /tɑ.tɔn.ʁɛ/       		tâtonnerais
      /tɑ.tɔn.ʁɛ/       		tâtonnerait
      /tɑ.tɔn.ʁɛ/       		tâtonnerions
      /tɑ.tɔ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/       		tâtonneriez
      /tɑ.tɔ.nə.ʁje/       		tâtonneraient
      /tɑ.tɔn.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 tâtonne
      /tɑ.tɔn/       		tâtonnes
      /tɑ.tɔn/       		tâtonne
      /tɑ.tɔn/       		tâtonnions
      /tɑ.tɔ.njɔ̃/       		tâtonniez
      /tɑ.tɔ.nje/       		tâtonnent
      /tɑ.tɔn/
      imperfect1 tâtonnasse
      /tɑ.tɔ.nas/       		tâtonnasses
      /tɑ.tɔ.nas/       		tâtonnât
      /tɑ.tɔ.na/       		tâtonnassions
      /tɑ.tɔ.na.sjɔ̃/       		tâtonnassiez
      /tɑ.tɔ.na.sje/       		tâtonnassent
      /tɑ.tɔ.nas/
      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 –
      — tâtonne
      /tɑ.tɔn/       		— tâtonnons
      /tɑ.tɔ.nɔ̃/       		tâtonnez
      /tɑ.tɔ.ne/       		—
      1literary tenses
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