Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embaumer
Introduction to the verb embaumer
The English translation of the French verb embaumer is “to embalm.” It is pronounced as “ahm-bow-may.”
The language origin of embaumer comes from the Old French word “embaumer,” meaning “to preserve a corpse with aromatic substances.” It is derived from the Latin word “balsamum,” meaning “balsam” or “fragrant resin.”
In everyday French, embaumer is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a wish or a hypothetical situation.
Example 1: Je souhaite que tu embaumes le corps avant l’enterrement. (I wish for you to embalm the body before the funeral.)
Example 2: Il est essentiel que le corps soit embaumé selon la tradition. (It is essential that the body be embalmed according to tradition.)
Example 3: J’aimerais que le corps de mon grand-père soit embaumé avec des huiles essentielles. (I would like my grandfather’s body to be embalmed with essential oils.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of embaumer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | embaume | Je suis contente que j’embaume. | I’m glad I am embalming. |
tu | embaumes | Je veux que tu embaumes. | I want you to embalm. |
il | embaume | Mon père souhaite qu’il embaume. | My father wants him to embalm. |
elle | embaume | Ma mère est heureuse qu’elle embaume. | My mother is happy she embalms. |
on | embaume | Il est nécessaire qu’on embaume. | It’s necessary we embalm. |
nous | embaumions | Nous préférons que nous embaumions. | We prefer we embalm. |
vous | embaumiez | Je suis soulagée que vous embaumiez. | I’m relieved you embalm. |
ils | embaument | Il est important qu’ils embaument. | It’s important they embalm. |
elles | embaument | Elle veut qu’elles embaument. | She wants them to embalm. |
Other Conjugations for Embaumer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embaumer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embaumer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embaumer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embaumer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embaumer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embaumer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embaumer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embaumer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embaumer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embaumer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embaumer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embaumer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embaumer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embaumer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embaumer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embaumer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embaumer
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Embaumer – 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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