Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Introduction to the verb hannetonner
The English translation of the French verb hannetonner is “to buzz” or “to hum.” It is pronounced “ahn-toh-nay.”
The language origin of hannetonner comes from the word “hanneton,” which means “cockchafer” or “May bug” in French. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the buzzing or humming sound made by insects or objects.
Three examples of its usage are:
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Le hannetonner des abeilles dans le jardin est très apaisant. (The buzzing of bees in the garden is very soothing.)
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Le moteur de la voiture a commencé à hannetonner, il va falloir le faire réparer. (The car engine started to hum, it will need to be fixed.)
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Les enfants aiment mettre des cartes dans les rayons des vélos pour les faire hannetonner en roulant. (Children like to attach cards to the spokes of bikes to make them buzz while riding.)
Note: In French, hannetonner is often used in a figurative sense as well, meaning “to make noise” or “to be active.” This can be seen in the third example above where the word is used to describe the sound of cards in a bike’s spokes.
Hannetonner – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of hannetonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | hannetonne | Je hannetonne tous les soirs. | I honk every night. |
tu | hannetonne | Tu hannetonnes trop fort. | You honk too loudly. |
il | hannetonne | Il hannetonne avec fierté. | He honks with pride. |
elle | hannetonne | Elle hannetonne sur sa trompette. | She honks on her trumpet. |
on | hannetonne | On hannetonne pour célébrer. | We honk to celebrate. |
nous | hannetonnons | Nous hannetonnon |
Other Conjugations for Hannetonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hannetonner
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