Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Introduction to the verb empercher
The English translation of the French verb empercher is “to prevent” or “to hinder.” It is pronounced as ahm-pehr-shay.
The verb empercher comes from the Old French word “empechier,” which means “to hinder” or “to restrain.” It ultimately derives from the Latin word “impedicare,” meaning “to entangle” or “to fetter.”
In everyday French, empercher is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a potential or hypothetical action. It is often used in conjunction with the conjunction “que” to express a desired outcome or to express doubt or uncertainty.
Here are three simple examples of empercher in the Subjonctif Présent tense:
- Je souhaite que tu t’emperches de dire la vérité. (I wish for you to prevent yourself from telling the truth.)
- Il est possible qu’ils s’emperchent de comprendre le concept. (It is possible that they may hinder themselves from understanding the concept.)
- Il faut que nous nous emperchions de commettre les mêmes erreurs. (We must prevent ourselves from making the same mistakes.)
In English, these sentences could be translated respectively as:
- I wish for you to refrain from telling the truth.
- It is possible that they may prevent themselves from understanding the concept.
- We must prevent ourselves from making the same mistakes.
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of empercher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | empêche | Il faut que je l’empêche. | I must prevent it. |
tu | empêches | Je préfère que tu l’empêches. | I prefer you prevent it. |
il | empêche | Il est possible qu’il l’empêche. | It’s possible he prevents it. |
elle | empêche | Elle veut qu’elle l’empêche. | She wants to prevent it. |
on | empêche | Il est important qu’on l’empêche. | It’s important we prevent it. |
nous | empêchions | Il est préférable que nous l’empêchions. | It’s preferable we prevent it. |
vous | empêchiez | Il est nécessaire que vous l’empêchiez. | It’s necessary you prevent it. |
ils | empêchent | Il est essentiel qu’ils l’empêchent. | It’s essential they prevent it. |
elles | empêchent | Il est crucial qu’elles l’empêchent. | It’s crucial they prevent it. |
Other Conjugations for Empercher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empercher
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Empercher – 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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