émerveiller

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French esmerveler.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.mɛʁ.vɛ.je/ ~ /e.mɛʁ.ve.je/
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Verb

émerveiller

  1. to fascinate, amaze (strike with admiration and marvel)
  2. (pronominal, s'émerveiller) to marvel (at)

Usage notes

  • The verb is most common in the pronominal. In the non-pronominal form, the verb is usually used in the passive or compound tenses.

Conjugation

Conjugation of émerveiller (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple émerveiller
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple émerveillant
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.jɑ̃/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.jɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle émerveillé
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.je/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.je/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present émerveille
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj/ 		émerveilles
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj/ 		émerveille
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj/ 		émerveillons
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.jɔ̃/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.jɔ̃/ 		émerveillez
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.je/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.je/ 		émerveillent
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj/
imperfect émerveillais
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.jɛ/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.jɛ/ 		émerveillais
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.jɛ/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.jɛ/ 		émerveillait
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.jɛ/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.jɛ/ 		émerveillions
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj.jɔ̃/ 		émerveilliez
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj.je/ 		émerveillaient
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.jɛ/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.jɛ/
past historic2 émerveillai
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.je/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.je/ 		émerveillas
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.ja/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.ja/ 		émerveilla
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.ja/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.ja/ 		émerveillâmes
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.jam/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.jam/ 		émerveillâtes
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.jat/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.jat/ 		émerveillèrent
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.jɛʁ/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.jɛʁ/
future émerveillerai
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj.ʁe/ 		émerveilleras
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj.ʁa/ 		émerveillera
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj.ʁa/ 		émerveillerons
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj.ʁɔ̃/ 		émerveillerez
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj.ʁe/ 		émerveilleront
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj.ʁɔ̃/
conditional émerveillerais
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj.ʁɛ/ 		émerveillerais
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj.ʁɛ/ 		émerveillerait
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj.ʁɛ/ 		émerveillerions
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.jə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.jə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		émerveilleriez
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.jə.ʁje/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.jə.ʁje/ 		émerveilleraient
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj.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 émerveille
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj/ 		émerveilles
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj/ 		émerveille
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj/ 		émerveillions
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj.jɔ̃/ 		émerveilliez
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj.je/ 		émerveillent
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj/
imperfect2 émerveillasse
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.jas/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.jas/ 		émerveillasses
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.jas/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.jas/ 		émerveillât
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.ja/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.ja/ 		émerveillassions
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.ja.sjɔ̃/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.ja.sjɔ̃/ 		émerveillassiez
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.ja.sje/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.ja.sje/ 		émerveillassent
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.jas/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.jas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — émerveille
/e.mɛʁ.vɛj/ 		— émerveillons
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.jɔ̃/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.jɔ̃/ 		émerveillez
/e.mɛʁ.vɛ.je/ or /e.mɛʁ.ve.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 [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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