ennuyer
French
editEtymology
editFrom Old French enuier, from Late Latin inodiare. Compare Italian annoiare, Spanish enojar.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editennuyer
- to afflict with boredom; to bore
- J’espère que je ne vous ai pas ennuyé.
- I hope I haven’t bored you.
- (reflexive) to be bored
- (reflexive + de) to miss something or someone
- to annoy, bother, trouble
- to worry
Usage notes
edit- 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
editThis 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'.
infinitive | simple | ennuyer | |||||
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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 | – | – | – | ||||
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:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], 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'.
infinitive | simple | s'ennuyer | |||||
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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 | – | – | – | ||||
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:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], 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'.
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 | – | – | – | ||||
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:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). |
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “ennuyer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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