L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Introduction to the verb empanner
The English translation of the French verb empanner is “to adjust” or “to change direction.” It is pronounced as “ahm-pahn-ay.”
Empanner comes from the French word “empennage,” meaning “tail feathers,” which was originally used in the context of adjusting the feathers on a bird’s tail to change its direction in flight. Over time, the word evolved to also refer to adjusting the sails on a boat to change its direction. In modern French, the verb empanner is most often used in the context of sailing, to refer to changing the direction of a boat by adjusting the sails.
In everyday French, empanner is commonly used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative mood used to give commands or make requests. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
- Empanne le bateau ! (Change the direction of the boat!)
- Empannons pour éviter les rochers. (Let’s adjust the sails to avoid the rocks.)
- N’empannez pas trop tôt. (Don’t change direction too soon.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of empanner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | empanne | Empanne pour moi s’il te plaît. | Turn for me please. |
tu | empannes | N’empannes pas trop. | Don’t turn too much. |
il | empanne | Il empanne le navire. | He is turning the ship. |
elle | empanne | Elle empanne le tissu. | She is turning the fabric. |
on | empanne | On empanne souvent en navigant en mer. | We often turn while sailing at sea. |
nous | empannons | Empannons le bateau. | Let’s turn the boat. |
vous | empannez | Empannez votre avion. | Turn your plane. |
ils | empannent | Ils empannent le vent. | They are turning into the wind. |
elles | empannent | Elles empannent le fromage. | They are turning the cheese. |
Other Conjugations for Empanner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empanner
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Empanner – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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