Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Introduction to the verb embastiller
The English translation of the French verb embastiller is “to imprison” or “to lock up.” The infinitive form is pronounced as ah ~N-bah-stee-yeh.
The word embastiller comes from the Old French verb “bastiller,” meaning “to fortify” or “to reinforce.” It is derived from the word “bastille,” which was a fortress-prison in Paris during the medieval period.
In everyday French, embastiller is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. It is commonly used in formal or literary contexts.
Examples in Subjonctif Imparfait:
- Il fallait que je l’embastillasse pour qu’il ne puisse pas s’échapper. (I had to imprison him so that he couldn’t escape.)
- Nous craignions qu’ils ne nous embastillassent à tort. (We were afraid that they would wrongly imprison us.)
- Il était possible que le roi embastillât ses ennemis sans procès. (It was possible for the king to imprison his enemies without trial.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of embastiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | embastillasse | Si j’étais roi, je l’embastillasse sans hésitation. | If I were king, I would imprison him without hesitation. |
tu | embastillasses | Si tu n’étais pas mon ami, tu m’embastillasses. | If you weren’t my friend, you would imprison me. |
il | embastillât | Il ferait mieux de s’enfuir avant qu’on l’embastillât. | He’d better flee before they imprisoned him. |
elle | embastillât | Elle avait peur qu’on l’embastillât injustement. | She was afraid they’d unjustly imprison her. |
on | embastillât | Si on embastillât tous les criminels, il n’y aurait plus de place en prison. | If all criminals were imprisoned, there’d be no room left in prison. |
nous | embastillassions | Nous serions justes si nous embastillassions seulement les coupables. | We’d be fair if we only imprisoned the guilty ones. |
vous | embastillassiez | Si vous embastillassiez quelqu’un, il faudrait une preuve. | If you imprisoned someone, there’d have to be proof. |
ils | embastillassent | S’ils embastillassent des innocents, ce serait une injustice. | If they imprisoned innocents, it would be an injustice. |
elles | embastillassent | Si elles embastillassent les ennemis, ils ne pourraient plus nuire. | If they imprisoned the enemies, they couldn’t harm anymore. |
Other Conjugations for Embastiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller (this article)
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
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Embastiller – 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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