embûcher

See also: embucher

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *imboscāre, from in + boscus (“wood, woods”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.by.ʃe/
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Verb

embûcher

  1. (of an animal) to make enter its lair
  2. (dated) to ambush

Conjugation

Conjugation of embûcher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple embûcher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple embûchant
/ɑ̃.by.ʃɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle embûché
/ɑ̃.by.ʃe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present embûche
/ɑ̃.byʃ/ 		embûches
/ɑ̃.byʃ/ 		embûche
/ɑ̃.byʃ/ 		embûchons
/ɑ̃.by.ʃɔ̃/ 		embûchez
/ɑ̃.by.ʃe/ 		embûchent
/ɑ̃.byʃ/
imperfect embûchais
/ɑ̃.by.ʃɛ/ 		embûchais
/ɑ̃.by.ʃɛ/ 		embûchait
/ɑ̃.by.ʃɛ/ 		embûchions
/ɑ̃.by.ʃjɔ̃/ 		embûchiez
/ɑ̃.by.ʃje/ 		embûchaient
/ɑ̃.by.ʃɛ/
past historic2 embûchai
/ɑ̃.by.ʃe/ 		embûchas
/ɑ̃.by.ʃa/ 		embûcha
/ɑ̃.by.ʃa/ 		embûchâmes
/ɑ̃.by.ʃam/ 		embûchâtes
/ɑ̃.by.ʃat/ 		embûchèrent
/ɑ̃.by.ʃɛʁ/
future embûcherai
/ɑ̃.byʃ.ʁe/ 		embûcheras
/ɑ̃.byʃ.ʁa/ 		embûchera
/ɑ̃.byʃ.ʁa/ 		embûcherons
/ɑ̃.byʃ.ʁɔ̃/ 		embûcherez
/ɑ̃.byʃ.ʁe/ 		embûcheront
/ɑ̃.byʃ.ʁɔ̃/
conditional embûcherais
/ɑ̃.byʃ.ʁɛ/ 		embûcherais
/ɑ̃.byʃ.ʁɛ/ 		embûcherait
/ɑ̃.byʃ.ʁɛ/ 		embûcherions
/ɑ̃.by.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		embûcheriez
/ɑ̃.by.ʃə.ʁje/ 		embûcheraient
/ɑ̃.byʃ.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 embûche
/ɑ̃.byʃ/ 		embûches
/ɑ̃.byʃ/ 		embûche
/ɑ̃.byʃ/ 		embûchions
/ɑ̃.by.ʃjɔ̃/ 		embûchiez
/ɑ̃.by.ʃje/ 		embûchent
/ɑ̃.byʃ/
imperfect2 embûchasse
/ɑ̃.by.ʃas/ 		embûchasses
/ɑ̃.by.ʃas/ 		embûchât
/ɑ̃.by.ʃa/ 		embûchassions
/ɑ̃.by.ʃa.sjɔ̃/ 		embûchassiez
/ɑ̃.by.ʃa.sje/ 		embûchassent
/ɑ̃.by.ʃas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — embûche
/ɑ̃.byʃ/ 		— embûchons
/ɑ̃.by.ʃɔ̃/ 		embûchez
/ɑ̃.by.ʃe/ 		—
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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