L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjouer
Introduction to the verb enjouer
The English translation of the French verb enjouer is “to cheer up” or “to enliven”. It is pronounced as “ahn-zhoo-ay” in its infinitive form.
The verb enjouer comes from the French word “jouer” which means “to play”. The prefix “en-” adds a sense of movement or intensity, so enjouer can be understood as “to play with energy” or “to liven up”. In everyday French, it is often used in its reflexive form “s’enjouer” which means “to cheer oneself up”.
Here are three simple examples of enjouer in the L’impératif Présent tense:
- Enjoue-toi ! (Cheer up!)
- Enjouons-nous ! (Let’s enliven ourselves!)
- Enjouez-vous ! (Cheer yourselves up!)
In these examples, the imperative form of enjouer is used to give a command or suggestion to cheer up or enliven oneself or others.
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of enjouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | enjoue | Enjoue-toi, tu seras plus heureux. | Cheer up, you’ll be happier. |
tu | enjoue | Enjoue cette pièce de théâtre. | Play this play. |
il | enjoue | Il enjoue facilement le public. | He easily amuses the audience. |
elle | enjoue | Elle enjoue son bébé avec des jouets. | She entertains her baby with toys. |
on | enjoue | On enjoue avec les animaux du zoo. | We play with the animals at the zoo. |
nous | enjouons | Enjouons-nous dans le jardin. | Let’s have fun in the garden. |
vous | enjouez | Enjouez-vous et dansez ! | Cheer up and dance! |
ils | enjouent | Ils enjouent la soirée avec des jeux. | They entertain the evening with games. |
elles | enjouent | Elles enjouent leur journée avec des activités. | They enjoy their day with activities. |
Other Conjugations for Enjouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enjouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjouer (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enjouer
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Enjouer – 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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