Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Introduction to the verb embarbouiller
The English translation of the French verb “embarbouiller” is “to muddle” or “to confuse.” The infinitive form “embarbouiller” is pronounced as /ɑ̃.baʁ.bu.je/.
The word “embarbouiller” originated from the combination of the prefix “em-” (which intensifies the action) and the verb “barbouiller” (meaning “to smudge” or “to make a mess”). It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of mixing or jumbling things together, causing confusion or disorder.
Examples of usage:
- J’ai essayé de l’aider, mais j’ai seulement réussi à l’embarbouiller. (I tried to help him, but I only managed to confuse him.)
- Ne m’embrouille pas avec tes explications, s’il te plaît. (Don’t muddle me with your explanations, please.)
- Il a tellement embarbouillé les faits qu’on ne sait plus quoi croire. (He has muddled the facts so much that we don’t know what to believe anymore.)
Embarbouiller – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of embarbouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | embarbouille | Je l’embrouille souvent. | I confuse him/her often. |
Tu | embarbouilles | Tu m’embrouilles avec tes explications. | You confuse me with your explanations. |
Il/Elle | embarbouille | Il embrouille tout le monde. | He/She confuses everyone. |
On | embarbouille | On s’embrouille facilement dans cette matière. | We easily get confused in this subject. |
Nous | embarbouillons | Nous embarbouillons les faits. | We confuse the facts. |
Vous | embarbouillez | Vous vous embrouillez souvent avec les détails. | You often get confused with the details. |
Ils/Elles | embarbouillent | Ils embarbouillent les règles du jeu. | They confuse the game rules. |
Other Conjugations for Embarbouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
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