Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Introduction to the verb embuer
The English translation of the French verb embuer is “to fog up” or “to steam up.” It is pronounced as ahn-byuh in its infinitive form.
Embuer comes from the Old French verb “buer,” meaning “to drink.” It is derived from the Latin verb “bibere” meaning “to drink.” In everyday French, embuer is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a wish or a hypothetical situation.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Il faut que les vitres ne s’embuent pas. (It is necessary that the windows do not fog up.)
- J’aimerais qu’il n’embue pas mon miroir avec sa vapeur. (I would like him to not steam up my mirror with his breath.)
- Peut-être qu’il n’embuera pas ses lunettes avec ses larmes. (Maybe he won’t fog up his glasses with his tears.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of embuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | embue | Il faut que je l’embue. | I must fog it up. |
tu | embues | Je préfère que tu l’embues. | I prefer you fog it up. |
il | embue | Il est possible qu’il l’embue. | It’s possible he fogs it up. |
elle | embue | Elle veut que j’elle l’embue. | She wants her to fog it up. |
on | embue | Il est important qu’on l’embue. | It’s important we fog it up. |
nous | embuions | Il est préférable que nous embuions. | It’s preferable we fog it up. |
vous | embuiez | Il est nécessaire que vous embuiez. | It’s necessary you fog it up. |
ils | embuent | Il est essentiel qu’ils embuent. | It’s essential they fog it up. |
elles | embuent | Il est crucial qu’elles embuent. | It’s crucial they fog it up. |
Other Conjugations for Embuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embuer
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Embuer – 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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