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