Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Introduction to the verb embabouiner
The English translation of the French verb embabouiner is “to deceive” or “to dupe.” The infinitive form, embabouiner, is pronounced as ahn-bah-boo-ee-nay.
The language origin of embabouiner is uncertain, but it is believed to be derived from the French word “babouin” which means baboon, possibly referring to the cleverness and trickery associated with these animals.
In everyday French, embabouiner is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express doubt, wishes, or hypothetical situations in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense are:
- Je craignais qu’il ne m’embabouinât avec ses belles paroles. – I feared that he would deceive me with his sweet words.
- Il fallait que j’embabouinasse mes parents pour obtenir de l’argent. – I had to dupe my parents to get some money.
- Nous étions prêts à tout pour qu’il ne nous embabouinât pas avec ses mensonges. – We were ready to do anything so that he wouldn’t deceive us with his lies.
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of embabouiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | embaboinasse | Si j’étais plus patient, je embaboinasse moins. | If I were more patient, I would trick less. |
tu | embaboinasses | Si tu n’avais pas peur, tu embaboinasses plus facilement. | If you weren’t afraid, you would trick more easily. |
il | embaboinât | Il serait content si il embaboinât ses amis. | He would be happy if he fooled his friends. |
elle | embaboinât | Elle serait fâchée si elle embaboinât son mari. | She would be angry if she fooled her husband. |
on | embaboinât | Si on embaboinât le public, on aurait du succès. | If one fooled the audience, one would be successful. |
nous | embaboinassions | Si nous embaboinassions tout le monde, nous serions méchants. | If we fooled everyone, we would be mean. |
vous | embaboinassiez | Si vous embaboinassiez vos parents, ils seraient fiers. | If you fooled your parents, they would be proud. |
ils | embaboinassent | S’ils embaboinassent leur patron, ils perdraient leur emploi. | If they fooled their boss, they would lose their job. |
elles | embaboinassent | Si elles embaboinassent leurs professeurs, elles auraient des ennuis. | If they fooled their teachers, they would get in trouble. |
Other Conjugations for Embabouiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner (this article)
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embabouiner
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Embabouiner – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
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