grignoter

grignoter

French

Etymology

    From grigner +‎ -oter.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.te/
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    Verb

    grignoter

    1. to nibble
    2. to snack

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of grignoter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
    infinitive simple grignoter
    compound avoir + past participle
    present participle or gerund1 simple grignotant
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tɑ̃/
    compound ayant + past participle
    past participle grignoté
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.te/
    singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
    (simple
    tenses)         		present grignote
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔt/     		grignotes
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔt/     		grignote
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔt/     		grignotons
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tɔ̃/     		grignotez
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.te/     		grignotent
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔt/
    imperfect grignotais
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tɛ/     		grignotais
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tɛ/     		grignotait
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tɛ/     		grignotions
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tjɔ̃/     		grignotiez
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tje/     		grignotaient
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tɛ/
    past historic2 grignotai
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.te/     		grignotas
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.ta/     		grignota
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.ta/     		grignotâmes
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tam/     		grignotâtes
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tat/     		grignotèrent
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tɛʁ/
    future grignoterai
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tʁe/     		grignoteras
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tʁa/     		grignotera
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tʁa/     		grignoterons
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tʁɔ̃/     		grignoterez
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tʁe/     		grignoteront
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tʁɔ̃/
    conditional grignoterais
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tʁɛ/     		grignoterais
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tʁɛ/     		grignoterait
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tʁɛ/     		grignoterions
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tə.ʁjɔ̃/     		grignoteriez
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tə.ʁje/     		grignoteraient
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tʁɛ/
    (compound
    tenses)         		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
    past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
    future perfect future of avoir + past participle
    conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
    subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
    (simple
    tenses)         		present grignote
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔt/     		grignotes
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔt/     		grignote
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔt/     		grignotions
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tjɔ̃/     		grignotiez
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tje/     		grignotent
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔt/
    imperfect2 grignotasse
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tas/     		grignotasses
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tas/     		grignotât
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.ta/     		grignotassions
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.ta.sjɔ̃/     		grignotassiez
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.ta.sje/     		grignotassent
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tas/
    (compound
    tenses)         		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    imperative – tu – nous vous –
    simple — grignote
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔt/     		— grignotons
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.tɔ̃/     		grignotez
    /ɡʁi.ɲɔ.te/     		—
    compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + 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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