L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Introduction to the verb embrouiller
The English translation of the French verb embrouiller is to confuse or to muddle. It is pronounced as “ahm-broo-yay”.
The word embrouiller comes from the Old French word “embrouillier” which means to entangle or mix up. It is derived from the Latin word “brocchus” which means twisted or knotty.
In everyday French, embrouiller is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe the action of causing confusion or making something more complicated.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
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Je déteste quand tu m’embrouilles avec tes explications compliquées. – I hate it when you confuse me with your complicated explanations.
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Les instructions écrites sont toutes embrouillées, je n’arrive pas à comprendre. – The written instructions are all muddled, I can’t understand.
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Ne m’embrouille pas, dis-moi clairement ce que tu veux. – Don’t confuse me, tell me clearly what you want.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of embrouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | embrouille | Je m’embrouille souvent. | I get confused often. |
tu | embrouilles | Toi, tu embrouilles tout. | You, you mess everything up. |
il | embrouille | Il embrouille les cartes. | He mixes up the cards. |
elle | embrouille | Elle m’embrouille toujours. | She always confuses me. |
on | embrouille | On s’embrouille facilement. | We get confused easily. |
nous | embrouillons | Nous embrouillons les papiers. | We mix up the papers. |
vous | embrouillez | Vous embrouillez les chiffres. | You mix up the numbers. |
ils | embrouillent | Ils embrouillent les choses. | They confuse things. |
elles | embrouillent | Elles embrouillent les mots. | They mix up the words. |
Other Conjugations for Embrouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrouiller (this article)
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Embrouiller – 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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