Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embobeliner

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb embobeliner

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The English translation of the French verb embobeliner is “to dazzle/to blind/to deceive.” The infinitive form is pronounced as ahn-boh-beh-lee-nay.

The word embobeliner comes from the Old French word “embebeliner,” which means to make someone “beautiful” or “dazzling.” It is derived from the medieval Latin word “imbelliare,” which means “to make someone beautiful and charming.”

In everyday French, embobeliner is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express doubt, uncertainty, or hypothetical situations in the past.

Three examples of its usage in this tense are:

  1. Je doute que vous l’ayez embobeliné aussi facilement. (I doubt that you dazzled him/her so easily.)

  2. Il est possible que tu aies embobeliné tes parents pour obtenir ce cadeau. (It is possible that you deceived your parents to get this gift.)

  3. J’aurais aimé qu’il ne m’ait pas embobeliné avec ses belles paroles. (I wish he hadn’t deceived me with his sweet words.)

Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of embobeliner

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je aie embobeliné Il est possible que j’aie embobeliné. It’s possible that I conned.
tu aies embobeliné Tu peux être sûr que tu aies embobeliné. You can be sure you conned.
il ait embobeliné Il est important qu’il ait embobeliné. It’s important that he conned.
elle ait embobeliné Elle craint qu’elle ait embobeliné. She fears she conned.
on ait embobeliné On préfère qu’on ait embobeliné. We prefer we conned.
nous ayons embobeliné Je doute que nous ayons embobeliné. I doubt we conned.
vous ayez embobeliné Il est possible que vous ayez embobeliné. It’s possible you conned.
ils aient embobeliné Ils doutent qu’ils aient embobeliné. They doubt they conned.
elles aient embobeliné Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient embobeliné. They prefer they conned.

Other Conjugations for Embobeliner.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embobeliner
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embobeliner
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embobeliner
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embobeliner
   

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embobeliner
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embobeliner
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embobeliner
   

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embobeliner

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embobeliner

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embobeliner

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embobeliner     (this article)

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embobeliner

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embobeliner
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embobeliner
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embobeliner

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embobeliner

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embobeliner

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Embobeliner – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense

The French Subjonctif Passé is a verb tense used to express actions or states that are uncertain, hypothetical, or dependent on some condition in the past. It’s often used in conjunction with the main verb in the present or future tense to convey various nuances of doubt, desire, necessity, or emotion.

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Formation of the Subjonctif Passé

To form the Subjonctif Passé, you generally need to start with the third person plural (ils/elles) form of the passé composé (a compound past tense). Then, drop the subject and replace it with the appropriate Subjonctif endings. The endings are the same for regular -er, -ir, and -re verbs:

   – For -er verbs: -e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, -ent
   – For -ir verbs: -isse, -isses, -ît, -issions, -issiez, -issent
   – For -re verbs: -e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, -ent

For example, if you have the verb “parler” (to speak) in the third person plural passé composé, which is “ils ont parlé” (they spoke), the Subjonctif Passé form would be “qu’ils aient parlé” (that they spoke).

Everyday Usage Patterns

The Subjonctif Passé is commonly used in various situations:

– Expressing doubt or uncertainty: It’s used when you’re not certain about the completion of an action in the past. For example, “Je doute qu’il ait mangé” (I doubt that he ate).

– Desires and preferences: When you want or wish for something to have happened in the past. For instance, “Je préfère que tu aies réussi” (I prefer that you have succeeded).

– Expressing emotions: To convey emotions or feelings related to past actions or events. For example, “Il est content que nous ayons gagné” (He is happy that we won).

– Hypothetical situations: When discussing hypothetical or unreal past situations. For example, “Si j’avais su, j’aurais souhaité qu’ils aient été là” (If I had known, I would have wished they had been there).

Interactions with Other Tenses

The Subjonctif Passé often interacts with other tenses to convey specific meanings:

Present tense

It’s commonly used after expressions of doubt, desire, necessity, or emotion in the present. For example, “Il faut que tu aies fini” (You must have finished).

Future tense

It’s used in the future for hypothetical or unreal actions in the past when the main clause is in the future. For example, “Je douterai qu’ils aient terminé demain” (I will doubt that they have finished tomorrow).

Conditional

When the main clause is in the conditional, the Subjonctif Passé can be used to express unreal or hypothetical actions in the past. For instance, “Il voudrait que nous ayons réussi” (He would like us to have succeeded).

Summary

The Subjonctif Passé is a versatile tense used in French to convey uncertainty, doubt, desire, or hypothetical situations related to past actions. It is used in various everyday contexts and interacts with other tenses to express specific nuances in the language.

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