donner — to give, to transfer the possession/holding of something to someone else; to donate
donner is the #110 most common word in French, a verb. It means “to give, to transfer the possession/holding of something to someone else; to donate” and is pronounced /dɔ.ne/.
#110frequency rank
0.10%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of donner
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| donner | infinitive | to give |
| donnant | -ing form | giving |
| donné | past participle | given |
| donne | I · present | I give |
| donnes | you · present | you give |
| donne | he/she · present | he/she gives |
| donnons | we · present | we give |
| donnez | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) give |
| donnent | they · present | they give |
| donnais | I · imperfect | I used to give |
| donnais | you · imperfect | you used to give |
| donnait | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to give |
| donnions | we · imperfect | we used to give |
| donniez | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to give |
| donnaient | they · imperfect | they used to give |
| donnai | I · past | I gave |
| donnas | you · past | you gave |
| donna | he/she · past | he/she gave |
| donnâmes | we · past | we gave |
| donnâtes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) gave |
| donnèrent | they · past | they gave |
| donnerai | I · future | I will give |
| donneras | you · future | you will give |
| donnera | he/she · future | he/she will give |
| donnerons | we · future | we will give |
| donnerez | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will give |
| donneront | they · future | they will give |
| donnerais | I · conditional | I would give |
| donnerais | you · conditional | you would give |
| donnerait | he/she · conditional | he/she would give |
| donnerions | we · conditional | we would give |
| donneriez | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would give |
| donneraient | they · conditional | they would give |
| donne | I · subjunctive present | (that) I give |
| donnes | you · subjunctive present | (that) you give |
| donne | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she give |
| donnions | we · subjunctive present | (that) we give |
| donniez | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) give |
| donnent | they · subjunctive present | (that) they give |
| donnasse | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I gave |
| donnasses | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you gave |
| donnât | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she gave |
| donnassions | we · subjunctive imperfect | (if) we gave |
| donnassiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you (pl.) gave |
| donnassent | they · subjunctive imperfect | (if) they gave |
| donne | you · command | give! |
| donnons | we · command | give! (to several) |
| donnez | you (pl.) · command | give! (to several) |
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