Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encombrer
Introduction to the verb encombrer
The English translation of the French verb encombrer is “to clutter” or “to obstruct.” The infinitive form, encombrer, is pronounced as “ahn-kom-bruh.”
Encombrer comes from the Old French word encombrer, which comes from the Latin word incommodare, meaning “to hinder.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe a physical or figurative obstruction or hindrance.
In the Subjonctif Présent tense, encombrer is conjugated as follows:
- Je encombre
- Tu encombres
- Il/Elle encombre
- Nous encombrons
- Vous encombrez
- Ils/Elles encombrent
Here are three simple examples of encombrer in the Subjonctif Présent tense, with their English translations:
- Il faut que je range ma chambre pour ne pas encombrer l’espace. (It’s necessary for me to clean my room so as not to clutter the space.)
- Je doute que tu encombres l’escalier avec tes affaires. (I doubt that you are cluttering the stairs with your things.)
- Je souhaite que nous n’encombrions pas la conversation avec des sujets insignifiants. (I hope that we don’t clutter the conversation with insignificant topics.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of encombrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | encombre | Il faut que je encombre la rue. | I must block the street. |
tu | encombres | Je préfère que tu encombres. | I prefer you block. |
il | encombre | Il est possible qu’il encombre. | It’s possible he blocks. |
elle | encombre | Elle veut que elle encombre. | She wants her to block. |
on | encombre | Il est important qu’on encombre. | It’s important we block. |
nous | encombrions | Il est préférable que nous encombrions. | It’s preferable we block. |
vous | encombriez | Il est nécessaire que vous encombriez. | It’s necessary you block. |
ils | encombrent | Il est essentiel qu’ils encombrent. | It’s essential they block. |
elles | encombrent | Il est crucial qu’elles encombrent. | It’s crucial they block. |
Other Conjugations for Encombrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encombrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encombrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encombrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encombrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encombrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encombrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encombrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encombrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encombrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encombrer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encombrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encombrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encombrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encombrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encombrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encombrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encombrer
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Encombrer – 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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