All verbs

/ʒɛne/to botherB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
gênons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

gên-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

gên-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

gên-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

gên-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

gên-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
gêner
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

gêner-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

gêner-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

gêner

Past participle
gêné

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

gêné

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

gêné

Conjugation

présent
Ije gêne/ʒə ʒɛn/I bother
youtu gênes/ty ʒɛn/you bother
he/sheil gêne/il ʒɛn/he bothers
wenous gênons/nu ʒɛnɔ̃/we bother
youvous gênez/vu ʒɛne/you bother
theyils gênent/il ʒɛn/they bother

Examples

  • Je vous gêne ?

    /ʒə vu ʒɛn/

    Am I in your way?

  • Ce bruit me gêne.

    /sə bʁɥi mə ʒɛn/

    This noise bothers me.

  • Ça ne me gêne pas.

    /sa nə mə ʒɛn pa/

    It doesn't bother me.

Set phrases

  • être gêné

    to feel awkward, to be embarrassed

  • ça me gêne

    it bothers me

Notes

  • gêné is embarrassed or awkward, not "pained". J'étais gêné means you felt uncomfortable.

  • Close to déranger, but gêner leans towards physical obstruction and social awkwardness.