enjouer
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ʒwe/
Etymology 1
From en- + jouer (“to play”).
Verb
enjouer
- (transitive, dated) to render playful, put some playfulness into (something)
Conjugation
Conjugation of enjouer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | enjouer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | enjouant /ɑ̃.ʒwɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | enjoué /ɑ̃.ʒwe/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | enjoue /ɑ̃.ʒu/ |
enjoues /ɑ̃.ʒu/ |
enjoue /ɑ̃.ʒu/ |
enjouons /ɑ̃.ʒwɔ̃/ |
enjouez /ɑ̃.ʒwe/ |
enjouent /ɑ̃.ʒu/ |
| imperfect | enjouais /ɑ̃.ʒwɛ/ |
enjouais /ɑ̃.ʒwɛ/ |
enjouait /ɑ̃.ʒwɛ/ |
enjouions /ɑ̃.ʒu.jɔ̃/ |
enjouiez /ɑ̃.ʒu.je/ |
enjouaient /ɑ̃.ʒwɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | enjouai /ɑ̃.ʒwe/ |
enjouas /ɑ̃.ʒwa/ |
enjoua /ɑ̃.ʒwa/ |
enjouâmes /ɑ̃.ʒwam/ |
enjouâtes /ɑ̃.ʒwat/ |
enjouèrent /ɑ̃.ʒwɛʁ/ | |
| future | enjouerai /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁe/ |
enjoueras /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁa/ |
enjouera /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁa/ |
enjouerons /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁɔ̃/ |
enjouerez /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁe/ |
enjoueront /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | enjouerais /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁɛ/ |
enjouerais /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁɛ/ |
enjouerait /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁɛ/ |
enjouerions /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁjɔ̃/ |
enjoueriez /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁje/ |
enjoueraient /ɑ̃.ʒu.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 | enjoue /ɑ̃.ʒu/ |
enjoues /ɑ̃.ʒu/ |
enjoue /ɑ̃.ʒu/ |
enjouions /ɑ̃.ʒu.jɔ̃/ |
enjouiez /ɑ̃.ʒu.je/ |
enjouent /ɑ̃.ʒu/ |
| imperfect2 | enjouasse /ɑ̃.ʒwas/ |
enjouasses /ɑ̃.ʒwas/ |
enjouât /ɑ̃.ʒwa/ |
enjouassions /ɑ̃.ʒwa.sjɔ̃/ |
enjouassiez /ɑ̃.ʒwa.sje/ |
enjouassent /ɑ̃.ʒwas/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | enjoue /ɑ̃.ʒu/ |
— | enjouons /ɑ̃.ʒwɔ̃/ |
enjouez /ɑ̃.ʒwe/ |
— | |
| 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:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From en- + joue (“cheek (on which one presses his firearm in order to aim)”) + -er.
Verb
enjouer
- to aim a rifle
- Synonyms: mettre en joue, viser
Conjugation
Conjugation of enjouer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | enjouer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | enjouant /ɑ̃.ʒwɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | enjoué /ɑ̃.ʒwe/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | enjoue /ɑ̃.ʒu/ |
enjoues /ɑ̃.ʒu/ |
enjoue /ɑ̃.ʒu/ |
enjouons /ɑ̃.ʒwɔ̃/ |
enjouez /ɑ̃.ʒwe/ |
enjouent /ɑ̃.ʒu/ |
| imperfect | enjouais /ɑ̃.ʒwɛ/ |
enjouais /ɑ̃.ʒwɛ/ |
enjouait /ɑ̃.ʒwɛ/ |
enjouions /ɑ̃.ʒu.jɔ̃/ |
enjouiez /ɑ̃.ʒu.je/ |
enjouaient /ɑ̃.ʒwɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | enjouai /ɑ̃.ʒwe/ |
enjouas /ɑ̃.ʒwa/ |
enjoua /ɑ̃.ʒwa/ |
enjouâmes /ɑ̃.ʒwam/ |
enjouâtes /ɑ̃.ʒwat/ |
enjouèrent /ɑ̃.ʒwɛʁ/ | |
| future | enjouerai /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁe/ |
enjoueras /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁa/ |
enjouera /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁa/ |
enjouerons /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁɔ̃/ |
enjouerez /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁe/ |
enjoueront /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | enjouerais /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁɛ/ |
enjouerais /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁɛ/ |
enjouerait /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁɛ/ |
enjouerions /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁjɔ̃/ |
enjoueriez /ɑ̃.ʒu.ʁje/ |
enjoueraient /ɑ̃.ʒu.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 | enjoue /ɑ̃.ʒu/ |
enjoues /ɑ̃.ʒu/ |
enjoue /ɑ̃.ʒu/ |
enjouions /ɑ̃.ʒu.jɔ̃/ |
enjouiez /ɑ̃.ʒu.je/ |
enjouent /ɑ̃.ʒu/ |
| imperfect2 | enjouasse /ɑ̃.ʒwas/ |
enjouasses /ɑ̃.ʒwas/ |
enjouât /ɑ̃.ʒwa/ |
enjouassions /ɑ̃.ʒwa.sjɔ̃/ |
enjouassiez /ɑ̃.ʒwa.sje/ |
enjouassent /ɑ̃.ʒwas/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | enjoue /ɑ̃.ʒu/ |
— | enjouons /ɑ̃.ʒwɔ̃/ |
enjouez /ɑ̃.ʒwe/ |
— | |
| 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:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Related terms
- en joue
- mettre en joue