Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrever
Introduction to the verb embrever
The English translation of the French verb embrever is “to water down” or “to dilute.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as ahn-breh-vay.
The word “embrever” comes from the Old French word “brever,” which means “to drink.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express actions that were completed in the past and are no longer possible.
Examples:
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J’avais embrevé le vin avant de le servir à mes invités. (I had watered down the wine before serving it to my guests.)
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Elle avait embrevé la sauce pour la rendre moins épicée. (She had diluted the sauce to make it less spicy.)
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Ils avaient embrevé le lait avec de l’eau pour le rendre plus léger. (They had watered down the milk with water to make it lighter.)
English translations:
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I had watered down the wine before serving it to my guests.
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She had diluted the sauce to make it less spicy.
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They had watered down the milk with water to make it lighter.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of embrever
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse embrevé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse embrevé. | I wish I had gotten drunk. |
tu | eusses embrevé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses embrevé. | I wish you had gotten drunk. |
il | eût embrevé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût embrevé. | I wish he had gotten drunk. |
elle | eût embrevé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût embrevé. | I wish she had gotten drunk. |
on | eût embrevé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût embrevé. | I wish one had gotten drunk. |
nous | eussions embrevé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions embrevé. | I wish we had gotten drunk. |
vous | eussiez embrevé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez embrevé. | I wish you had gotten drunk. |
ils | eussent embrevé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent embrevé. | I wish they had gotten drunk. |
elles | eussent embrevé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent embrevé. | I wish they had gotten drunk. |
Other Conjugations for Embrever.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embrever
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrever
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrever
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrever
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrever
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrever
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrever
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrever
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrever
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrever
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrever
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrever
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrever
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrever
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrever
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrever
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrever
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Embrever – 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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