L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Introduction to the verb empoisser
The English translation of the French verb empoisser is “to gum up” or “to make sticky”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-pwah-say”.
The origin of the verb empoisser can be traced back to the Latin word “piscis”, meaning “fish”. In Old French, the word “poisson” (fish) was used to describe something sticky or glue-like, leading to the creation of the verb “empoisser”.
In everyday French, empoisser is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to indicate the action of making something sticky or causing it to stick together. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- Je déteste quand mes doigts s’empoissent avec de la colle. (I hate when my fingers get sticky with glue.)
- Attention à ne pas empoisser tes cheveux avec du chewing-gum ! (Be careful not to get your hair stuck with chewing gum!)
- Cette sauce est délicieuse, mais elle a tendance à empoisser la poêle. (This sauce is delicious, but it tends to stick to the pan.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of empoisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | empoisse | Je empoisse le tableau. | I mess up the painting. |
tu | empoisses | Tu empoisses toujours. | You always mess up. |
il | empoisse | Il empoisse ses vêtements. | He gets his clothes dirty. |
elle | empoisse | Elle empoisse la cuisine. | She messes up the kitchen. |
on | empoisse | On empoisse la situation. | We mess up the situation. |
nous | empoissons | Nous empoissons tout. | We mess everything up. |
vous | empoissez | Vous empoissez la soirée. | You’re ruining the evening. |
ils | empoissent | Ils empoissent l’air. | They’re polluting the air. |
elles | empoissent | Elles empoissent leurs mains. | They’re making their hands dirty. |
Other Conjugations for Empoisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoisser (this article)
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Empoisser – 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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