Grammatical class

Verb

étonner

to surprise

Details

Syllables

é-ton-ner

Phonetics

e.to.ne

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

4284

Freq. (movies)

8262

Freq. (news)

10385

Sentences

Ça ne pouvait pas m'étonner beaucoup.

That did not really surprise me much.

A1

Sa mémoire ne cesse jamais de m'étonner.

His memory never ceases to astonish me.

A1

Se surprendre, s'étonner, c'est commencer à comprendre.

To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand.

A1

Ce qui m’étonne, c’est qu’il n’en dise rien.

What surprises me is that he isn't saying anything about it.

A2