L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Introduction to the verb embrouiller
The English translation of the French verb embrouiller is “to confuse” or “to muddle.” The infinitive form is pronounced as [ɑ̃.bʁu.je].
The word embrouiller comes from the Old French verb “brouiller” which means “to mix” or “to blur.” It is most often used in everyday French in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative mood in the present tense and is used to give orders or instructions.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
- Embrouille-le ! (Confuse him!)
- N’embrouillons pas les choses. (Let’s not complicate things.)
- Ne vous embrouillez pas ! (Don’t confuse yourselves!)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of embrouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | embrouille | Ne m’embrouille pas. | Don’t confuse me. |
tu | embrouille | N’embrouille pas tes camarades. | Don’t confuse your classmates. |
il | embrouille | Il embrouille souvent les faits. | He often muddles the facts. |
elle | embrouille | Elle embrouille les cartes. | She mixes up the cards. |
on | embrouille | On embrouille les pistes. | We confuse the tracks. |
nous | embrouillons | Ne nous embrouillons pas. | Let’s not confuse ourselves. |
vous | embrouillez | Embrouillez-les avec votre histoire. | Confuse them with your story. |
ils | embrouillent | Ils embrouillent toujours les choses. | They always confuse things. |
elles | embrouillent | Elles embrouillent les noms. | They mix up the names. |
Other Conjugations for Embrouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
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Embrouiller – 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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