/te.le.fɔ.ne/

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Translation

to telephone, to ring, to call

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Word origin

From téléphone, built from Greek tele ('far off') and phone ('voice, sound').

Origin
Greek
Root
tele + phone
English cognates
telephone, telescope, phonetics

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group), takes the preposition à

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jetéléphonetéléphonaistéléphonaitéléphoneraitéléphonerais
tutéléphonestéléphonaistéléphonastéléphonerastéléphonerais
il/elletéléphonetéléphonaittéléphonatéléphoneratéléphonerait
noustéléphononstéléphonionstéléphonâmestéléphoneronstéléphonerions
voustéléphoneztéléphonieztéléphonâtestéléphonereztéléphoneriez
ils/ellestéléphonenttéléphonaienttéléphonèrenttéléphoneronttéléphoneraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jetéléphonetéléphonasse
tutéléphonestéléphonasses
il/elletéléphonetéléphonât
noustéléphonionstéléphonassions
voustéléphonieztéléphonassiez
ils/ellestéléphonenttéléphonassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tutéléphone
noustéléphonons
voustéléphonez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
téléphonant
Past participle
téléphoné · téléphonée · téléphonés · téléphonées

Examples

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I ring my mother every Sunday.

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He rang three times without an answer.

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We are ringing the doctor first thing tomorrow.

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They mostly ring in the evening.

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She promised to ring me when she arrived.

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This word is taught in chapter 24, lesson 1: téléphoner, génération, fabriquer and 7 more words.