Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embâter
Introduction to the verb embâter
The English translation of the French verb embâter is “to annoy” or “to bother.” The infinitive form of embâter is pronounced as ahm-bah-tay.
The language origin of embâter comes from the Latin word “imbattere,” meaning to beat or strike against. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express annoyance or irritation about something that happened in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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Il était agacé que ses voisins l’aient embêté toute la nuit. (He was annoyed that his neighbors had bothered him all night.)
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J’étais en colère que mes collègues m’aient embêtée avec des tâches supplémentaires. (I was angry that my colleagues had annoyed me with extra tasks.)
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Ma mère était très énervée que mes frères se soient embêtés mutuellement pendant le dîner. (My mother was very irritated that my brothers had bothered each other during dinner.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of embâter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse embâté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse embâté. | I wish I had mumbled. |
tu | eusses embâté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses embâté. | I wish you had mumbled. |
il | eût embâté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût embâté. | I wish he had mumbled. |
elle | eût embâté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût embâté. | I wish she had mumbled. |
on | eût embâté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût embâté. | I wish one had mumbled. |
nous | eussions embâté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions embâté. | I wish we had mumbled. |
vous | eussiez embâté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez embâté. | I wish you had mumbled. |
ils | eussent embâté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent embâté. | I wish they had mumbled. |
elles | eussent embâté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent embâté. | I wish they had mumbled. |
Other Conjugations for Embâter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embâter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embâter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embâter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embâter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embâter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embâter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embâter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embâter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embâter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embâter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embâter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embâter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embâter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embâter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embâter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embâter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embâter
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Embâter – 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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