Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Introduction to the verb empaler
The English translation of the French verb “empaler” is “to impale.” The infinitive form “empaler” is pronounced as “ahm-pa-lay.”
“Empaler” comes from the Latin word “impalare,” which means “to fix on a stake.” In everyday French, “empaler” is used metaphorically to mean “to criticize severely” or “to expose someone’s faults publicly.”
Examples:
- Les critiques vont l’empaler pour sa dernière pièce de théâtre. (The critics will impale him for his latest play.)
- Le journaliste a été empalé par les réseaux sociaux pour ses propos controversés. (The journalist was impaled by social media for his controversial statements.)
- L’opposition a empalé le gouvernement lors du débat parlementaire. (The opposition impaled the government during the parliamentary debate.)
Empaler – 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 empaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | empale | J’empale un vampire. | I impale a vampire. |
tu | empales | Tu empales un animal. | You impale an animal. |
il | empale | Il empale un ennemi. | He impales an enemy. |
elle | empale | Elle empale un monstre. | She impales a monster. |
on | empale | On empale des prisonniers. | One impales prisoners. |
nous | empalons | Nous empalons une créature. | We impale a creature. |
vous | empalez | Vous empalez un fantôme. | You impale a ghost. |
ils | empalent | Ils empalent des zombies. | They impale zombies. |
elles | empalent | Elles empalent des démons. | They impale demons. |
Other Conjugations for Empaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empaler (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
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