embéguiner

French

Etymology

From em- +‎ béguin (“bonnet”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.be.ɡi.ne/
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Verb

embéguiner

  1. (figuratively) to have a crush on someone; to be infatuated
    Synonym: infatuer
    Il est embéguiné de cette femme.
    He has a crush on that woman.
    Elle est embéguinée de cette nouvelle mode.
    She was infatuated with that fashion trend.
  2. (literally, rare) to wear a bonnet

Conjugation
Conjugation of embéguiner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple embéguiner
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple embéguinant
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle embéguiné
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present embéguine
/ɑ̃.be.ɡin/		 embéguines
/ɑ̃.be.ɡin/		 embéguine
/ɑ̃.be.ɡin/		 embéguinons
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.nɔ̃/		 embéguinez
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.ne/		 embéguinent
/ɑ̃.be.ɡin/
imperfect embéguinais
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.nɛ/		 embéguinais
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.nɛ/		 embéguinait
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.nɛ/		 embéguinions
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.njɔ̃/		 embéguiniez
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.nje/		 embéguinaient
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.nɛ/
past historic2 embéguinai
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.ne/		 embéguinas
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.na/		 embéguina
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.na/		 embéguinâmes
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.nam/		 embéguinâtes
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.nat/		 embéguinèrent
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.nɛʁ/
future embéguinerai
/ɑ̃.be.ɡin.ʁe/		 embéguineras
/ɑ̃.be.ɡin.ʁa/		 embéguinera
/ɑ̃.be.ɡin.ʁa/		 embéguinerons
/ɑ̃.be.ɡin.ʁɔ̃/		 embéguinerez
/ɑ̃.be.ɡin.ʁe/		 embéguineront
/ɑ̃.be.ɡin.ʁɔ̃/
conditional embéguinerais
/ɑ̃.be.ɡin.ʁɛ/		 embéguinerais
/ɑ̃.be.ɡin.ʁɛ/		 embéguinerait
/ɑ̃.be.ɡin.ʁɛ/		 embéguinerions
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.nə.ʁjɔ̃/		 embéguineriez
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.nə.ʁje/		 embéguineraient
/ɑ̃.be.ɡin.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 embéguine
/ɑ̃.be.ɡin/		 embéguines
/ɑ̃.be.ɡin/		 embéguine
/ɑ̃.be.ɡin/		 embéguinions
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.njɔ̃/		 embéguiniez
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.nje/		 embéguinent
/ɑ̃.be.ɡin/
imperfect2 embéguinasse
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.nas/		 embéguinasses
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.nas/		 embéguinât
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.na/		 embéguinassions
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.na.sjɔ̃/		 embéguinassiez
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.na.sje/		 embéguinassent
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.nas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — embéguine
/ɑ̃.be.ɡin/		 — embéguinons
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.nɔ̃/		 embéguinez
/ɑ̃.be.ɡi.ne/		 —
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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