Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Introduction to the verb enjamber
to straddle, to step over; pronounced as “ahn-zhahm-bay”
Enjamber comes from the Old French word “gamber,” meaning “to leap or jump.” In everyday French, enjamber is most often used to describe the action of stepping or straddling over something, such as a fence, a stream, or a puddle.
Examples:
- J’ai dû enjamber la clôture pour entrer dans le jardin. (I had to step over the fence to enter the garden.)
- Il enjamba la rivière pour rejoindre l’autre rive. (He straddled over the river to reach the other bank.)
- Elle a enjambé la flaque pour éviter de mouiller ses chaussures. (She stepped over the puddle to avoid getting her shoes wet.)
Enjamber – 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 enjamber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | enjambe | J’enjambe le mur. | I step over the wall. |
tu | enjambes | Tu enjambes le ruisseau. | You step over the stream. |
il | enjambe | Il enjambe le tronc. | He steps over the log. |
elle | enjambe | Elle enjambe le fossé. | She steps over the ditch. |
on | enjambe | On enjambe le pont. | One steps over the bridge. |
nous | enjambons | Nous enjambons la barrière. | We step over the fence. |
vous | enjambez | Vous enjambez la rivière. | You step over the river. |
ils | enjambent | Ils enjambent les rochers. | They step over the rocks. |
elles | enjambent | Elles enjambent les obstacles. | They step over the obstacles. |
Other Conjugations for Enjamber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjamber
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