L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Introduction to the verb alambiquer
The English translation of the French verb alambiquer is “to complicate,” and the infinitive form is pronounced as “ah-lahm-bee-kay.”
The word alambiquer comes from the French word “alambic,” which means “still” or “distilling apparatus.” This is because the process of distilling alcohol is complex and intricate, much like the meaning of the verb alambiquer.
In everyday French, alambiquer is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe when something is being made more complicated or difficult than necessary.
Examples:
- Ne m’alambique pas la vie avec tes problèmes. (Don’t complicate my life with your problems.)
- L’enseignant a alambiqué la question, rendant la réponse difficile à trouver. (The teacher complicated the question, making the answer hard to find.)
- J’aime les choses simples, nul besoin de les alambiquer. (I like things simple, no need to complicate them.)
English translations:
- Don’t complicate my life with your problems.
- The teacher complicated the question, making the answer hard to find.
- I like things simple, no need to complicate them.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of alambiquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | alambique | Je alambique mon verre. | I complicate my glass. |
tu | alambiques | Tu alambiques la situation. | You complicate the situation. |
il | alambique | Il alambique souvent ses histoires. | He often complicates his stories. |
elle | alambique | Elle alambique sa coiffure. | She complicates her hair. |
on | alambique | On alambique tout le temps. | We complicate all the time. |
nous | alambiquons | Nous alambiquons nos mots. | We complicate our words. |
vous | alambiquez | Vous alambiquez tout. | You complicate everything. |
ils | alambiquent | Ils alambiquent leurs relations. | They complicate their relationships. |
elles | alambiquent | Elles alambiquent la recette. | They complicate the recipe. |
Other Conjugations for Alambiquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer (this article)
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Alambiquer – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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