Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Introduction to the verb embarbouiller
The English translation of the French verb embarbouiller is “to muddle up” or “to confuse.” It is pronounced as ahm-bar-boo-yay.
The word embarbouiller comes from the Old French word “barbouiller,” which means “to smudge” or “to blur.” It is derived from the word “barbouille,” which refers to a dirty or messy substance used for writing or painting.
In everyday French, embarbouiller is often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action. It is typically followed by a conditional clause to indicate a situation that could potentially cause confusion or disorder.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Présent tense and their English translations:
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Si je touche à ça, je risque de l’embarbouiller encore plus. (If I touch that, I might muddle it up even more.)
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Tu devrais apprendre à te relaxer, sinon tu risques de t’embarbouiller dans tes études. (You should learn to relax, otherwise you might get confused with your studies.)
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Si elle ne prend pas de notes, elle risque de s’embarbouiller pendant l’examen. (If she doesn’t take notes, she might get confused during the exam.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of embarbouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | embarbouillerais | Je n’embarbouillerais pas le texte. | I wouldn’t jumble up the text. |
tu | embarbouillerais | Tu pourrais embarbouillerais le papier. | You could jumble up the paper. |
il | embarbouillerait | Il embarbouillerait la situation. | He would make the situation confusing. |
elle | embarbouillerait | Elle ne voudrait pas embarbouiller son maquillage. | She wouldn’t mess up her makeup. |
on | embarbouillerait | On embarbouillerait la recette. | One would mess up the recipe. |
nous | embarbouillerions | Nous embarbouillerions le plan. | We would mess up the plan. |
vous | embarbouilleriez | Vous ne voudriez pas embarbouiller le projet. | You wouldn’t mess up the project. |
ils | embarbouilleraient | Ils pourraient embarbouilleraient les instructions. | They could mess up the instructions. |
elles | embarbouilleraient | Elles embarbouilleraient les mots. | They would jumble up the words. |
Other Conjugations for Embarbouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
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 (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
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Embarbouiller – 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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