pardonner

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French pardoner, from Late Latin perdōnāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paʁ.dɔ.ne/
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Verb

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pardonner

  1. to pardon, forgive
  2. (transitive) to excuse

Usage notes

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  • The usual constructions are pardonner quelque chose à quelqu'un, or pardonner à quelqu'un; when a speaker says Je te pardonne, te is an indirect object (equivalent to à + toi). pardonner quelqu'un is archaic, but has given rise to the passive voice usage, Vous êtes pardonnés, which is still common.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Romanian: pardona

Further reading

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