je songe

think about, consider, dream

s ɔ̃ ʒ → songer

verb · first singular · present indicative Rare #30,465

think about, consider Often used with "à" ("songer à") to mean "to think about / consider"; can also mean "to dream of" in some contexts.

FR: Je songe à changer de travail.

EN: I'm thinking about changing jobs.

Conjugation of songer

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
First	songe	—
Second	songes	songez
Third	songe	—

Subjunctive present

	Singular	Plural
First	songe	—
Second	songes	—
Third	songe	—

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	songe	songez

Voici longtemps que j'y songe.

I've been thinking about it for a long time.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Songe à ce que cela pourrait t'apporter.

Think about what it could bring you.

Oui, on y songe.

Yes, we're thinking about it.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

N'y songe même pas.

Don't even think about it.

Ne songe même pas à me demander ce que je pense de toi à l'instant.

Don't even think about asking me what I think of you right now.

Songe à passer ce permis.

Consider getting that license.

— Intouchables (2011)

J'y songe encore.

I’m still thinking about it.

J'y songe.

I'm thinking about it.

Songe que tu es poussière.

Remember that you are dust.

Je n'y songe pas.

I don't think about it.

noun · masculine Rare #38,500

dream Somewhat literary/poetic; in everyday French, "rêve" is more common.

FR: J’ai fait un songe étrange cette nuit.

EN: I had a strange dream last night.

La vie est un songe.

Life is a dream.

J'étais en train de faire un songe.

I was dreaming.

Songe d'une nuit d'été ?

A Midsummer Night’s Dream?

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

Je le fais souvent ce songe.

I have this dream often.

— Le Miroir (1975)

Moi, je fais régulièrement le même songe.

I have the same dream regularly.

— Le Miroir (1975)

Je viens de te voir en songe.

I just saw you in a dream.

— Le Miroir (1975)

Sounds similar to

sage s a ʒ singe s ɛ̃ ʒ sonde s ɔ̃ d