L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Introduction to the verb embêter
The English translation of the French verb embêter is “to bother” or “to annoy.” The infinitive form, embêter, is pronounced as ahm-buh-tey.
The word embêter comes from the Old French word “beter” meaning to beat or strike. Over time, the prefix “em-” was added to indicate the idea of intensification, giving us the modern meaning of “to bother” or “to annoy.” It is most often used in everyday French in the infinitive present tense as a regular -er verb.
Three examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Je déteste quand mon frère m’embête. (I hate it when my brother bothers me.)
- Arrête de m’embêter, je suis occupé. (Stop bothering me, I’m busy.)
- Pourrais-tu éviter d’embêter les autres? (Could you refrain from annoying others?)
English translation:
- I hate it when my brother bothers me.
- Stop bothering me, I’m busy.
- Could you refrain from annoying others?
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of embêter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | embête | Je m’embête. | I am bothered. |
tu | embêtes | Tu m’embêtes. | You bother me. |
il | embête | Il embête son frère. | He bothers his brother. |
elle | embête | Elle embête ses amis. | She bothers her friends. |
on | embête | On s’embête à l’école. | We bother each other at school. |
nous | embêtons | Nous embêtons notre professeur. | We bother our teacher. |
vous | embêtez | Vous m’embêtez. | You bother me. |
ils | embêtent | Ils s’embêtent en classe. | They are bored in class. |
elles | embêtent | Elles m’embêtent. | They bother me. |
Other Conjugations for Embêter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embêter (this article)
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Embêter – 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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