embraser

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French

Etymology

From en- +‎ braise +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.bʁa.ze/
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Verb

embraser

  1. to set fire to
  2. (figuratively) to inflame, impassion

Conjugation

Conjugation of embraser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple embraser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple embrasant
/ɑ̃.bʁa.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle embrasé
/ɑ̃.bʁa.ze/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present embrase
/ɑ̃.bʁaz/ 		embrases
/ɑ̃.bʁaz/ 		embrase
/ɑ̃.bʁaz/ 		embrasons
/ɑ̃.bʁa.zɔ̃/ 		embrasez
/ɑ̃.bʁa.ze/ 		embrasent
/ɑ̃.bʁaz/
imperfect embrasais
/ɑ̃.bʁa.zɛ/ 		embrasais
/ɑ̃.bʁa.zɛ/ 		embrasait
/ɑ̃.bʁa.zɛ/ 		embrasions
/ɑ̃.bʁa.zjɔ̃/ 		embrasiez
/ɑ̃.bʁa.zje/ 		embrasaient
/ɑ̃.bʁa.zɛ/
past historic2 embrasai
/ɑ̃.bʁa.ze/ 		embrasas
/ɑ̃.bʁa.za/ 		embrasa
/ɑ̃.bʁa.za/ 		embrasâmes
/ɑ̃.bʁa.zam/ 		embrasâtes
/ɑ̃.bʁa.zat/ 		embrasèrent
/ɑ̃.bʁa.zɛʁ/
future embraserai
/ɑ̃.bʁaz.ʁe/ 		embraseras
/ɑ̃.bʁaz.ʁa/ 		embrasera
/ɑ̃.bʁaz.ʁa/ 		embraserons
/ɑ̃.bʁaz.ʁɔ̃/ 		embraserez
/ɑ̃.bʁaz.ʁe/ 		embraseront
/ɑ̃.bʁaz.ʁɔ̃/
conditional embraserais
/ɑ̃.bʁaz.ʁɛ/ 		embraserais
/ɑ̃.bʁaz.ʁɛ/ 		embraserait
/ɑ̃.bʁaz.ʁɛ/ 		embraserions
/ɑ̃.bʁa.zə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		embraseriez
/ɑ̃.bʁa.zə.ʁje/ 		embraseraient
/ɑ̃.bʁaz.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 embrase
/ɑ̃.bʁaz/ 		embrases
/ɑ̃.bʁaz/ 		embrase
/ɑ̃.bʁaz/ 		embrasions
/ɑ̃.bʁa.zjɔ̃/ 		embrasiez
/ɑ̃.bʁa.zje/ 		embrasent
/ɑ̃.bʁaz/
imperfect2 embrasasse
/ɑ̃.bʁa.zas/ 		embrasasses
/ɑ̃.bʁa.zas/ 		embrasât
/ɑ̃.bʁa.za/ 		embrasassions
/ɑ̃.bʁa.za.sjɔ̃/ 		embrasassiez
/ɑ̃.bʁa.za.sje/ 		embrasassent
/ɑ̃.bʁa.zas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — embrase
/ɑ̃.bʁaz/ 		— embrasons
/ɑ̃.bʁa.zɔ̃/ 		embrasez
/ɑ̃.bʁa.ze/ 		—
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).

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