Grammatical class

Verb

fonder

to found

Details

Syllables

fon-der

Phonetics

fɔ̃.de

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

10181

Freq. (movies)

7130

Freq. (news)

12078

Sentences

Je veux fonder une famille.

I want to start a family.

A1

Elle voulait fonder une famille avec lui.

She wanted to have a family with him.

A1

Les trois associés vont fonder une nouvelle entreprise.

The three associates will set up a new company.

A1

Le fait de fonder une famille était contraire à l'éthique de l'époque.

Settling down and raising a family was against the ethos of the times.

A1

Son vœu le plus cher est de fonder un foyer.

Their dearest wish is to start a family.

A2

C'est à Arkhangelsk qu'elle voulait fonder un foyer avec lui.

She wanted to settle down with him in Arkhangelsk.

B1

Fort de ses succès, mais aussi de ses échecs, il a décidé de fonder sa société.

Because of his successes, but also his failures, he decided to found his company.

B1