embarrasser

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish embarazar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.se/
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Verb

embarrasser

  1. (transitive) embarrass
  2. (transitive) clutter; block (up)

Conjugation
Conjugation of embarrasser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple embarrasser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple embarrassant
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle embarrassé
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present embarrasse
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁas/		 embarrasses
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁas/		 embarrasse
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁas/		 embarrassons
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sɔ̃/		 embarrassez
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.se/		 embarrassent
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁas/
imperfect embarrassais
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sɛ/		 embarrassais
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sɛ/		 embarrassait
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sɛ/		 embarrassions
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sjɔ̃/		 embarrassiez
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sje/		 embarrassaient
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sɛ/
past historic2 embarrassai
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.se/		 embarrassas
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sa/		 embarrassa
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sa/		 embarrassâmes
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sam/		 embarrassâtes
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sat/		 embarrassèrent
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sɛʁ/
future embarrasserai
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sʁe/		 embarrasseras
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sʁa/		 embarrassera
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sʁa/		 embarrasserons
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sʁɔ̃/		 embarrasserez
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sʁe/		 embarrasseront
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sʁɔ̃/
conditional embarrasserais
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sʁɛ/		 embarrasserais
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sʁɛ/		 embarrasserait
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sʁɛ/		 embarrasserions
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sə.ʁjɔ̃/		 embarrasseriez
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sə.ʁje/		 embarrasseraient
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present embarrasse
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁas/		 embarrasses
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁas/		 embarrasse
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁas/		 embarrassions
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sjɔ̃/		 embarrassiez
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sje/		 embarrassent
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁas/
imperfect2 embarrassasse
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sas/		 embarrassasses
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sas/		 embarrassât
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sa/		 embarrassassions
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sa.sjɔ̃/		 embarrassassiez
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sa.sje/		 embarrassassent
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — embarrasse
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁas/		 — embarrassons
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.sɔ̃/		 embarrassez
/ɑ̃.ba.ʁa.se/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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