Grammatical class

Adverb

volontairement

intentionally, voluntarily

Details

Syllables

vo-lon-tai-re-ment

Phonetics

vo.lɔ̃.tɛ.ʁə.mɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adverb

Freq. (books)

5581

Freq. (movies)

7977

Freq. (news)

5759

Sentences

J'ai fait ça volontairement.

I did that voluntarily.

A1

Il brisa le vase volontairement.

He broke this vase on purpose.

A1

J'ai volontairement cassé le vase.

I broke the vase on purpose.

A1

Nous avons volontairement passé son tour.

We skipped his turn on purpose.

A1

Marie se lève tôt volontairement.

Marie willingly gets up early.

A2

Je renonce volontairement à mon salaire.

I voluntarily give up my salary.

A2

Je me suis volontairement engagé.

I enlisted voluntarily.

B1

Rien n'est pénible si on le fait volontairement.

Nothing is troublesome that one does willingly.

B1

Venez-vous volontairement, ou dois-je vous appréhender ?

Are you coming willingly, or do I have to apprehend you?

B2

Venez-vous volontairement, ou devons-nous vous appréhender ?

Are you coming willingly, or do we have to detain you?

B2