L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Introduction to the verb embarbouiller
The English translation of the French verb embarbouiller is “to muddle” or “to confuse.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahm-bar-boo-yay.”
The language origin of embarbouiller can be traced back to the Old French word “embabouiller,” which means “to make dirty or muddy.” Over time, the meaning evolved to include the idea of confusion or disorder.
In everyday French, embarbouiller is most often used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative form used to give commands or orders. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- Embarbouille-le ! (Muddle it up!)
- N’embouille pas les choses encore plus ! (Don’t make things even more confusing!)
- Embarbouillons tout ensemble ! (Let’s all muddle together!)
English translations:
- “Muddle it up!”
- “Don’t make things even more confusing!”
- “Let’s all muddle together!”
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of embarbouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | embarbouille | Je trouve cette situation très embarbouillante. | I find this situation very confusing. |
tu | embarbouille | Arrête de m’embarbouiller. | Stop messing with me. |
il | embarbouille | Il embarbouille souvent dans ses explications. | He often muddles his explanations. |
elle | embarbouille | Elle se laisse facilement embarbouiller par ses amis. | She easily gets confused by her friends. |
on | embarbouille | On ne va pas s’embarbouiller dans cette histoire. | Let’s not get involved in this story. |
nous | embarbouillons | Ne nous embarbouillons pas dans cette dispute. | Let’s not complicate things with this argument. |
vous | embarbouillez | Vous vous êtes embrouillés dans vos explications. | You got tangled up in your explanations. |
ils | embarbouillent | Ils ont tendance à s’embarbouiller dans leurs affaires. | They tend to get muddled up in their business. |
elles | embarbouillent | Elles se sont embarbouillées en essayant de régler le problème. | They got confused trying to solve the problem. |
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
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
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Embarbouiller – 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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