Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Introduction to the verb alambiquer
The English translation of the French verb alambiquer is “to complicate.” It is pronounced as “ah-lam-bee-kay.”
The word alambiquer comes from the Latin word “Lambic,” meaning “cask or barrel,” and the prefix “a,” which is used to indicate a direction or intensity. In everyday French, alambiquer is most often used in its infinitive form to describe a process or situation that has become overly complicated.
In the Subjonctif Présent tense, alambiquer is used to express a desire, a doubt, or a condition. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- Je veux que tu n’alambiques pas cette histoire. (I want you to not complicate this story.)
- Il est possible que je m’alambique encore plus si je réfléchis trop. (It’s possible that I will complicate things even more if I overthink it.)
- Il est important que nous n’alambiquions pas nos décisions. (It’s important that we don’t complicate our decisions.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of alambiquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | alambique | Il est improbable que je alambique. | It’s unlikely I fiddle. |
tu | alambiques | Je doute que tu alambiques. | I doubt you fiddle. |
il | alambique | Il est possible qu’il alambique. | It’s possible he fiddles. |
elle | alambique | Elle pense qu’elle alambique. | She thinks she fiddles. |
on | alambique | Il est nécessaire qu’on alambique. | It’s necessary we fiddle. |
nous | alambiquions | Il faut que nous alambiquions. | We must fiddle. |
vous | alambiquiez | Il est important que vous alambiquiez. | It’s important you fiddle. |
ils | alambiquent | Il est essentiel qu’ils alambiquent. | It’s essential they fiddle. |
elles | alambiquent | Il est crucial qu’elles alambiquent. | It’s crucial they fiddle. |
Other Conjugations for Alambiquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alambiquer
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Alambiquer – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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