L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrumeler
Introduction to the verb engrumeler
The English translation of the French verb engrumeler is “to get tangled up/to become entangled.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-groo-muh-lay.”
Engrumeler comes from the Old French word “grumeler,” which means “to form a bunch or a cluster.” It is related to the word “grumeleux,” meaning “lumpy” or “bumpy.”
In everyday French, engrumeler is most often used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the command form. It is used to give an order or a request to someone.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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Engrumèle tes fils avant de les ranger dans la boîte. (Tangle up your threads before putting them away.)
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N’engrumélons pas nos pensées et restons concentrés sur le sujet. (Let’s not get tangled up in our thoughts and stay focused on the topic.)
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Engrumèle les câbles pour éviter tout accident. (Tangle up the cables to avoid any accidents.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of engrumeler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | engrumelle | N’engrumelle pas tes cheveux. | Don’t mess up your hair. |
tu | engrumelle | Engrumelle le papier cadeau. | Wrinkle the wrapping paper. |
il | engrumelle | Il engrumelle son front. | He furrows his brow. |
elle | engrumelle | Elle engrumelle sa jupe. | She ruffles her skirt. |
on | engrumelle | On engrumelle facilement en vieillissant. | We easily get wrinkles as we age. |
nous | engrumelons | Engrumelons-nous les mains. | Let’s wrinkle our hands. |
vous | engrumelez | Engrumelez les dés. | Crumple the dice. |
ils | engrument | Ils engrument les feuilles. | They wrinkle the leaves. |
elles | engrument | Elles engrument les tissus. | They crumple the fabrics. |
Other Conjugations for Engrumeler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb engrumeler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrumeler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrumeler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrumeler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrumeler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrumeler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrumeler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrumeler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrumeler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrumeler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrumeler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrumeler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrumeler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrumeler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrumeler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrumeler (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrumeler
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Engrumeler – 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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