ennuyer

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French

Etymology

From Old French enuier, from Late Latin inodiare. Compare Italian annoiare, Spanish enojar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.nɥi.je/
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Verb

ennuyer

  1. to afflict with boredom; to bore
    J’espère que je ne vous ai pas ennuyé.
    I hope I haven’t bored you.
  2. (reflexive) to be bored
  3. (reflexive + de) to miss something or someone
  4. to annoy, bother, trouble
  5. to worry

Usage notes

  • Je suis ennuyé → "I am bored" (literal translation).
  • Je m'ennuie → "I bore myself" → "I am bored" (adapted translation).
  • The difference between the two terms above is that être ennuyé suggests being annoyed by someone or something, whereas the reflexive form of ennuyer, s'ennuyer, suggests the boredom comes from a lack of activity.

Conjugation

This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or appuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'.

Conjugation of ennuyer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple ennuyer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple ennuyant
/ɑ̃.nɥi.jɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle ennuyé
/ɑ̃.nɥi.je/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present ennuie
/ɑ̃.nɥi/ 		ennuies
/ɑ̃.nɥi/ 		ennuie
/ɑ̃.nɥi/ 		ennuyons
/ɑ̃.nɥi.jɔ̃/ 		ennuyez
/ɑ̃.nɥi.je/ 		ennuient
/ɑ̃.nɥi/
imperfect ennuyais
/ɑ̃.nɥi.jɛ/ 		ennuyais
/ɑ̃.nɥi.jɛ/ 		ennuyait
/ɑ̃.nɥi.jɛ/ 		ennuyions
/ɑ̃.nɥij.jɔ̃/ 		ennuyiez
/ɑ̃.nɥij.je/ 		ennuyaient
/ɑ̃.nɥi.jɛ/
past historic2 ennuyai
/ɑ̃.nɥi.je/ 		ennuyas
/ɑ̃.nɥi.ja/ 		ennuya
/ɑ̃.nɥi.ja/ 		ennuyâmes
/ɑ̃.nɥi.jam/ 		ennuyâtes
/ɑ̃.nɥi.jat/ 		ennuyèrent
/ɑ̃.nɥi.jɛʁ/
future ennuierai
/ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁe/ 		ennuieras
/ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁa/ 		ennuiera
/ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁa/ 		ennuierons
/ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁɔ̃/ 		ennuierez
/ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁe/ 		ennuieront
/ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional ennuierais
/ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁɛ/ 		ennuierais
/ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁɛ/ 		ennuierait
/ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁɛ/ 		ennuierions
/ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁjɔ̃/ 		ennuieriez
/ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁje/ 		ennuieraient
/ɑ̃.nɥi.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 ennuie
/ɑ̃.nɥi/ 		ennuies
/ɑ̃.nɥi/ 		ennuie
/ɑ̃.nɥi/ 		ennuyions
/ɑ̃.nɥij.jɔ̃/ 		ennuyiez
/ɑ̃.nɥij.je/ 		ennuient
/ɑ̃.nɥi/
imperfect2 ennuyasse
/ɑ̃.nɥi.jas/ 		ennuyasses
/ɑ̃.nɥi.jas/ 		ennuyât
/ɑ̃.nɥi.ja/ 		ennuyassions
/ɑ̃.nɥi.ja.sjɔ̃/ 		ennuyassiez
/ɑ̃.nɥi.ja.sje/ 		ennuyassent
/ɑ̃.nɥi.jas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — ennuie
/ɑ̃.nɥi/ 		— ennuyons
/ɑ̃.nɥi.jɔ̃/ 		ennuyez
/ɑ̃.nɥi.je/ 		—
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).

This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or appuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'.

Conjugation of s'ennuyer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple s'ennuyer
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple s’ennuyant
/sɑ̃.nɥi.jɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle ennuyé
/ɑ̃.nɥi.je/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present m’ennuie
/mɑ̃.nɥi/ 		t’ennuies
/tɑ̃.nɥi/ 		s’ennuie
/sɑ̃.nɥi/ 		nous ennuyons
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.nɥi.jɔ̃/ 		vous ennuyez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.nɥi.je/ 		s’ennuient
/sɑ̃.nɥi/
imperfect m’ennuyais
/mɑ̃.nɥi.jɛ/ 		t’ennuyais
/tɑ̃.nɥi.jɛ/ 		s’ennuyait
/sɑ̃.nɥi.jɛ/ 		nous ennuyions
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.nɥij.jɔ̃/ 		vous ennuyiez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.nɥij.je/ 		s’ennuyaient
/sɑ̃.nɥi.jɛ/
past historic2 m’ennuyai
/mɑ̃.nɥi.je/ 		t’ennuyas
/tɑ̃.nɥi.ja/ 		s’ennuya
/sɑ̃.nɥi.ja/ 		nous ennuyâmes
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.nɥi.jam/ 		vous ennuyâtes
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.nɥi.jat/ 		s’ennuyèrent
/sɑ̃.nɥi.jɛʁ/
future m’ennuierai
/mɑ̃.nɥi.ʁe/ 		t’ennuieras
/tɑ̃.nɥi.ʁa/ 		s’ennuiera
/sɑ̃.nɥi.ʁa/ 		nous ennuierons
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁɔ̃/ 		vous ennuierez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁe/ 		s’ennuieront
/sɑ̃.nɥi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional m’ennuierais
/mɑ̃.nɥi.ʁɛ/ 		t’ennuierais
/tɑ̃.nɥi.ʁɛ/ 		s’ennuierait
/sɑ̃.nɥi.ʁɛ/ 		nous ennuierions
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous ennuieriez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁje/ 		s’ennuieraient
/sɑ̃.nɥi.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present m’ennuie
/mɑ̃.nɥi/ 		t’ennuies
/tɑ̃.nɥi/ 		s’ennuie
/sɑ̃.nɥi/ 		nous ennuyions
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.nɥij.jɔ̃/ 		vous ennuyiez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.nɥij.je/ 		s’ennuient
/sɑ̃.nɥi/
imperfect2 m’ennuyasse
/mɑ̃.nɥi.jas/ 		t’ennuyasses
/tɑ̃.nɥi.jas/ 		s’ennuyât
/sɑ̃.nɥi.ja/ 		nous ennuyassions
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ja.sjɔ̃/ 		vous ennuyassiez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ja.sje/ 		s’ennuyassent
/sɑ̃.nɥi.jas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — ennuie-toi
/ɑ̃.nɥi.twa/ 		— ennuyons-nous
/ɑ̃.nɥi.jɔ̃.nu/ 		ennuyez-vous
/ɑ̃.nɥi.je.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + 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).

This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or appuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'.

Conjugation of s'en ennuyer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple s'en ennuyer
compound s'en être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple s’en ennuyant
/sɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.jɑ̃/
compound s'en étant + past participle
past participle ennuyé
/ɑ̃.nɥi.je/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present m’en ennuie
/mɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi/ 		t’en ennuies
/tɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi/ 		s’en ennuie
/sɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi/ 		nous en ennuyons
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.jɔ̃/ 		vous en ennuyez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.je/ 		s’en ennuient
/sɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi/
imperfect m’en ennuyais
/mɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.jɛ/ 		t’en ennuyais
/tɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.jɛ/ 		s’en ennuyait
/sɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.jɛ/ 		nous en ennuyions
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥij.jɔ̃/ 		vous en ennuyiez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥij.je/ 		s’en ennuyaient
/sɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.jɛ/
past historic2 m’en ennuyai
/mɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.je/ 		t’en ennuyas
/tɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ja/ 		s’en ennuya
/sɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ja/ 		nous en ennuyâmes
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.jam/ 		vous en ennuyâtes
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.jat/ 		s’en ennuyèrent
/sɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.jɛʁ/
future m’en ennuierai
/mɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁe/ 		t’en ennuieras
/tɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁa/ 		s’en ennuiera
/sɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁa/ 		nous en ennuierons
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁɔ̃/ 		vous en ennuierez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁe/ 		s’en ennuieront
/sɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional m’en ennuierais
/mɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁɛ/ 		t’en ennuierais
/tɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁɛ/ 		s’en ennuierait
/sɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁɛ/ 		nous en ennuierions
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous en ennuieriez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁje/ 		s’en ennuieraient
/sɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'en être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'en être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'en être + past participle
future perfect future of s'en être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'en être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present m’en ennuie
/mɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi/ 		t’en ennuies
/tɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi/ 		s’en ennuie
/sɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi/ 		nous en ennuyions
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥij.jɔ̃/ 		vous en ennuyiez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥij.je/ 		s’en ennuient
/sɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi/
imperfect2 m’en ennuyasse
/mɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.jas/ 		t’en ennuyasses
/tɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.jas/ 		s’en ennuyât
/sɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ja/ 		nous en ennuyassions
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ja.sjɔ̃/ 		vous en ennuyassiez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.ja.sje/ 		s’en ennuyassent
/sɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.nɥi.jas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'en être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'en être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — ennuie-t’en
/ɑ̃.nɥi.tɑ̃/ 		— ennuyons-nous-en
/ɑ̃.nɥi.jɔ̃.nu.zɑ̃/ 		ennuyez-vous-en
/ɑ̃.nɥi.je.vu.zɑ̃/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'en être + past participle — simple imperative of s'en être + past participle simple imperative of s'en être + 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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