L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Introduction to the verb empaler
The English translation of the French verb empaler is “to impale.” The infinitive form of empaler is pronounced as “ahm-pa-leh.”
The word empaler comes from the Latin word “palus,” which means “stake.” It entered the French language in the 13th century, and its usage has evolved over time. In everyday French, empaler is most often used in a figurative sense to mean “to criticize harshly” or “to ridicule.”
Here are three simple examples of empaler in the L’infinitif Présent tense, with their English translations:
- Les critiques ont empalé le dernier film du réalisateur. (The critics have harshly criticized the director’s latest film.)
- Les journalistes ont empalé le ministre sur sa politique économique. (The journalists have ridiculed the minister for his economic policies.)
- Mon professeur n’hésite pas à empaler mes idées lors des débats en classe. (My teacher does not hesitate to criticize my ideas during class debates.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of empaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | empale | Je m’empale sur le poteau. | I impale myself on the post. |
tu | empales | Tu empales ton ennemi. | You impale your enemy. |
il | empale | Il empale le poisson. | He impales the fish. |
elle | empale | Elle empale les légumes. | She impales the vegetables. |
on | empale | On s’empale sur les branches. | We impale ourselves on the branches. |
nous | empalons | Nous empalons les saucisses. | We impale the sausages. |
vous | empalez | Vous empalez le mouton. | You impale the sheep. |
ils | empalent | Ils empalent les ennemis. | They impale the enemies. |
elles | empalent | Elles empalent le dragon. | They impale the dragon. |
Other Conjugations for Empaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empaler (this article)
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Empaler – 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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