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All the words: French

sonder

Level C1

Meaning

to sound out, probe, poll

Example

Avant de lancer la réforme, l'exécutif a discrètement sondé les syndicats sur leurs lignes rouges.

Before launching the reform, the government quietly sounded out the unions about their red lines.

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
sonde
you (sg.)
sondes
he, she
sonde
we
sondons
you (pl.)
sondez
they
sondent
imperfect
I
sondais
you (sg.)
sondais
he, she
sondait
we
sondions
you (pl.)
sondiez
they
sondaient
imperative
you (sg.)
sonde
we
sondons
you (pl.)
sondez
future
I
sonderai
you (sg.)
sonderas
he, she
sondera
we
sonderons
you (pl.)
sonderez
they
sonderont
conditional
I
sonderais
you (sg.)
sonderais
he, she
sonderait
we
sonderions
you (pl.)
sonderiez
they
sonderaient
present subjunctive
I
sonde
you (sg.)
sondes
he, she
sonde
we
sondions
you (pl.)
sondiez
they
sondent
simple past
I
sondai
you (sg.)
sondas
he, she
sonda
we
sondâmes
you (pl.)
sondâtes
they
sondèrent

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