Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Introduction to the verb embourgeoiser
The English translation of the French verb embourgeoiser is “to make bourgeois” or “to become bourgeois.” It is pronounced as ahn-boor-zhwah-zay.
The word embourgeoiser comes from the French word bourgeois, which refers to the middle class and their values. The suffix -iser is added to create a verb form, indicating the action of making someone or something bourgeois.
In everyday French, embourgeoiser is often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express hypothetical or potential actions or events. It is often used in a negative context, implying a criticism of someone trying to become or act like a bourgeois.
Here are three examples of embourgeoiser in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their translations in English:
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Si tu gagnais à la loterie, tu t’embourgeoiserais. (If you won the lottery, you would become bourgeois.) This sentence implies that the person winning the lottery would change their lifestyle and values to align with the bourgeois class.
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Il faudrait que tu arrêtes de t’embourgeoiser. (You should stop trying to become bourgeois.) This sentence suggests that the person is acting pretentiously or trying too hard to fit in with the bourgeois class.
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Si elle était promue, elle s’embourgeoiserait rapidement. (If she were promoted, she would quickly become bourgeois.) This sentence implies that a promotion would change the person’s behavior and values to align with the bourgeois class.
In all of these examples, embourgeoiser is used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to describe a potential or hypothetical action or event. It is often used in a critical or negative context, suggesting that the person is trying too hard to become or act like a bourgeois.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of embourgeoiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | embourgeoiserais | Je embourgeoiserais mon quartier. | I would gentrify my neighborhood. |
tu | embourgeoiserais | Tu embourgeoiserais ta vie. | You would gentrify your life. |
il | embourgeoiserait | Il embourgeoiserait la ville. | He would gentrify the city. |
elle | embourgeoiserait | Elle embourgeoiserait son appartement. | She would gentrify her apartment. |
on | embourgeoiserait | On embourgeoiserait le quartier. | One would gentrify the neighborhood. |
nous | embourgeoiserions | Nous embourgeoiserions le marché. | We would gentrify the market. |
vous | embourgeoiseriez | Vous embourgeoiseriez le quartier. | You would gentrify the neighborhood. |
ils | embourgeoiseraient | Ils embourgeoiseraient le centre-ville. | They would gentrify the downtown. |
elles | embourgeoiseraient | Elles embourgeoiseraient leur quartier. | They would gentrify their neighborhood. |
Other Conjugations for Embourgeoiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embourgeoiser
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Embourgeoiser – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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