Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Introduction to the verb embarbouiller
The English translation of embarbouiller is “to confuse” or “to muddle up.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-bar-boo-yay.”
The origin of the French verb embarbouiller can be traced back to the Old French word “embarbouillier,” which was derived from the Latin word “barba,” meaning “beard.” The verb originally referred to the act of getting one’s beard tangled or messy. Over time, it evolved to mean to confuse or mix up something or someone.
In everyday French, embarbouiller is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to convey a hypothetical or unreal situation in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Plus-que-parfait tense, followed by the past participle of embarbouiller.
Here are three examples of embarbouiller used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
- Il aurait fallu que je ne m’embrouille pas et que je trouve le bon chemin. (I should not have gotten confused and found the right path.)
- J’aurais aimé que tu ne t’embrouilles pas en expliquant le problème. (I wish you had not muddled up while explaining the problem.)
- Si j’avais suivi votre conseil, je ne me serais pas embarbouillé dans cette situation compliquée. (If I had followed your advice, I would not have gotten myself into this complicated situation.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of embarbouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse embarbouillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse embarbouillé. | I wish I had confused. |
tu | eusses embarbouillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses embarbouillé. | I wish you had confused. |
il | eût embarbouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût embarbouillé. | I wish he had confused. |
elle | eût embarbouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût embarbouillé. | I wish she had confused. |
on | eût embarbouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût embarbouillé. | I wish one had confused. |
nous | eussions embarbouillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions embarbouillé. | I wish we had confused. |
vous | eussiez embarbouillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez embarbouillé. | I wish you had confused. |
ils | eussent embarbouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent embarbouillé. | I wish they had confused. |
elles | eussent embarbouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent embarbouillé. | I wish they had confused. |
Other Conjugations for Embarbouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embarbouiller
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Embarbouiller – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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