L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfermer
Introduction to the verb enfermer
The English translation of the French verb enfermer is “to lock up” or “to confine.” It is pronounced as ahn-fehr-may.
Enfermer comes from the Old French verb enfermier, which means “to close in” or “to imprison.” It ultimately derives from the Latin word firmare, meaning “to make firm.”
In everyday French, enfermer is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to express the action of locking something or someone up. It can also be used in a figurative sense to mean “to confine” or “to restrict.”
Examples:
- Je dois enfermer mon chien dans la cage quand je pars travailler. (I have to lock up my dog in the crate when I go to work.)
- Le gouvernement a décidé d’enfermer les criminels dans des prisons à haute sécurité. (The government has decided to lock up criminals in high-security prisons.)
- Ils ont dû enfermer leur mère âgée dans une maison de retraite. (They had to confine their elderly mother in a nursing home.)
English translations:
- I have to lock up my dog in the crate when I go to work.
- The government has decided to lock up criminals in high-security prisons.
- They had to confine their elderly mother in a nursing home.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of enfermer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | enferme | Je enferme les animaux. | I lock up the animals. |
tu | enfermes | Tu enfermes la porte. | You lock the door. |
il | enferme | Il enferme la clef. | He locks the key. |
elle | enferme | Elle enferme le coffre. | She locks the safe. |
on | enferme | On enferme le document. | We lock the document. |
nous | enfermons | Nous enfermons tout. | We lock everything. |
vous | enfermez | Vous enfermez la valise. | You lock the suitcase. |
ils | enferment | Ils enferment la maison. | They lock the house. |
elles | enferment | Elles enferment leur vélo. | They lock their bike. |
Other Conjugations for Enfermer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enfermer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfermer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfermer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfermer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfermer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfermer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfermer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfermer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfermer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfermer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfermer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfermer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfermer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfermer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfermer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfermer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enfermer (this article)
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Enfermer – 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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