embellir

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French

Etymology

From en- +‎ bel +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.bɛ.liʁ/, /ɑ̃.be.liʁ/
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Verb

embellir

  1. to improve, make more attractive
  2. to embellish

Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

Conjugation of embellir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple embellir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple embellissant
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.sɑ̃/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle embelli
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li/ or /ɑ̃.be.li/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present embellis
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li/ or /ɑ̃.be.li/ 		embellis
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li/ or /ɑ̃.be.li/ 		embellit
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li/ or /ɑ̃.be.li/ 		embellissons
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.sɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.sɔ̃/ 		embellissez
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.se/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.se/ 		embellissent
/ɑ̃.bɛ.lis/ or /ɑ̃.be.lis/
imperfect embellissais
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.sɛ/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.sɛ/ 		embellissais
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.sɛ/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.sɛ/ 		embellissait
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.sɛ/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.sɛ/ 		embellissions
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.sjɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.sjɔ̃/ 		embellissiez
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.sje/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.sje/ 		embellissaient
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.sɛ/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.sɛ/
past historic2 embellis
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li/ or /ɑ̃.be.li/ 		embellis
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li/ or /ɑ̃.be.li/ 		embellit
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li/ or /ɑ̃.be.li/ 		embellîmes
/ɑ̃.bɛ.lim/ or /ɑ̃.be.lim/ 		embellîtes
/ɑ̃.bɛ.lit/ or /ɑ̃.be.lit/ 		embellirent
/ɑ̃.bɛ.liʁ/ or /ɑ̃.be.liʁ/
future embellirai
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.ʁe/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.ʁe/ 		embelliras
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.ʁa/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.ʁa/ 		embellira
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.ʁa/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.ʁa/ 		embellirons
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.ʁɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.ʁɔ̃/ 		embellirez
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.ʁe/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.ʁe/ 		embelliront
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.ʁɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.ʁɔ̃/
conditional embellirais
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.ʁɛ/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.ʁɛ/ 		embellirais
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.ʁɛ/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.ʁɛ/ 		embellirait
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.ʁɛ/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.ʁɛ/ 		embellirions
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.ʁjɔ̃/ 		embelliriez
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.ʁje/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.ʁje/ 		embelliraient
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.ʁɛ/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.ʁɛ/
(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 embellisse
/ɑ̃.bɛ.lis/ or /ɑ̃.be.lis/ 		embellisses
/ɑ̃.bɛ.lis/ or /ɑ̃.be.lis/ 		embellisse
/ɑ̃.bɛ.lis/ or /ɑ̃.be.lis/ 		embellissions
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.sjɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.sjɔ̃/ 		embellissiez
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.sje/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.sje/ 		embellissent
/ɑ̃.bɛ.lis/ or /ɑ̃.be.lis/
imperfect2 embellisse
/ɑ̃.bɛ.lis/ or /ɑ̃.be.lis/ 		embellisses
/ɑ̃.bɛ.lis/ or /ɑ̃.be.lis/ 		embellît
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li/ or /ɑ̃.be.li/ 		embellissions
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.sjɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.sjɔ̃/ 		embellissiez
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.sje/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.sje/ 		embellissent
/ɑ̃.bɛ.lis/ or /ɑ̃.be.lis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — embellis
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li/ or /ɑ̃.be.li/ 		— embellissons
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.sɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.sɔ̃/ 		embellissez
/ɑ̃.bɛ.li.se/ or /ɑ̃.be.li.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 , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

en- +‎ bel +‎ -ir.

Verb

embellir

  1. to make prettier; to make more attractive; to embellish

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of embellir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive embellir avoir embelli
gerund en embellissant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle embellissant
past participle embelli
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present embellis embellis embellist embellissons embellissez embellissent
imperfect embellissoie, embellisseie embellissoies, embellisseies embellissoit, embellisseit embellissiiens, embellissiens embellissiiez, embellissiez embellissoient, embellisseient
preterite embelli embellis embelli embellimes embellistes embellirent
future embellirai embelliras embellira embellirons embelliroiz, embellireiz, embellirez embelliront
conditional embelliroie, embellireie embelliroies, embellireies embelliroit, embellireit embelliriiens, embelliriens embelliriiez, embelliriez embelliroient, embellireient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present embellisse embellisses embellisse embellissons embellissez embellissent
imperfect embellisse embellisses embellist embellissons, embellissiens embellissoiz, embellissez, embellissiez embellissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— embellis — embellissons embellissez —

Descendants

  • → English: embellish
  • French: embellir
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