L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Introduction to the verb empêner
The English translation of the French verb empêner is “to prevent” or “to hinder.” It is pronounced as “ahn-peh-nay.”
The word empêner originated from the Old French word “empesner,” which comes from the Latin word “impedire” meaning “to hinder” or “to delay.”
In everyday French, empêner is most often used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative form used to give commands or orders. It is used to express a strong and direct request or instruction.
Examples:
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Empêne-le de partir! (Prevent him from leaving!)
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Empênez-moi de faire cette erreur. (Prevent me from making this mistake.)
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Empênons-nous de perdre du temps. (Let’s not waste time.)
English translations:
- Empêne: Prevent (singular informal)
- Empênez: Prevent (plural or polite form)
- Empênons: Let’s prevent (1st person plural)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of empêner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | empêne | Empêne-moi de faire des bêtises. | Prevent me from doing silly things. |
tu | empêne | Empêne-le de sortir. | Prevent him from going out. |
il | empêne | Empêne-le de se blesser. | Prevent him from getting hurt. |
elle | empêne | Empêne-la de faire une erreur. | Prevent her from making a mistake. |
on | empêne | Empêne-nous de prendre le mauvais chemin. | Prevent us from taking the wrong path. |
nous | empênons | Empênons-nous de rire. | Let’s prevent ourselves from laughing. |
vous | empênez | Empênez-le de causer des problèmes. | Prevent him from causing problems. |
ils | empênent | Empênent-les de se disputer. | Prevent them from arguing. |
elles | empênent | Empênent-les de se blesser. | Prevent them from getting hurt. |
Other Conjugations for Empêner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empêner
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Empêner – 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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