Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Introduction to the verb embouer
The English translation of the French verb embouer is “to embank” or “to fill with mud.” The infinitive form of embouer is pronounced as ahn-boo-ay.
The word embouer comes from the Old French word “embouier,” which means “to put into a hole” or “to fill with mud.” It is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense in everyday French to express a potential or hypothetical action.
Here are three simple examples of embouer in the Subjonctif Présent tense, along with their English translations:
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Il faut que tu emboues cette zone inondable avant la prochaine pluie. (It is necessary for you to embank this flood-prone area before the next rain.)
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Je préfère qu’elle n’emboue pas la rivière avec ses activités de construction. (I prefer that she does not fill the river with mud from her construction activities.)
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Il est important que nous n’embouions pas les ruisseaux avec nos déchets. (It is important that we do not fill the streams with our waste.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of embouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | emboue | Il faut que je emboue cette pièce. | I must muddy up this room. |
tu | emboues | Je préfère que tu emboues. | I prefer you muddy up. |
il | emboue | Il est possible qu’il emboue. | It’s possible he muddies up. |
elle | emboue | Elle veut que je l’emboue. | She wants me to muddy up. |
on | emboue | Il est important qu’on emboue ces chaussures. | It’s important we muddy up these shoes. |
nous | embouions | Il est préférable que nous embouions cette rivière. | It’s preferable we muddy up this river. |
vous | embouiez | Il est nécessaire que vous embouiez cette terre. | It’s necessary you muddy up this land. |
ils | embouent | Il est essentiel qu’ils embouent cet endroit. | It’s essential they muddy up this place. |
elles | embouent | Il est crucial qu’elles embouent ce jardin. | It’s crucial they muddy up this garden. |
Other Conjugations for Embouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embouer
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Embouer – 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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