ennuyer

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French enoiier, from Late Latin inodiāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.nɥi.je/ === Verb === ennuyer to afflict with boredom; to bore (reflexive) to be bored (reflexive + de) to miss something or someone to annoy, bother, trouble to worry ==== Usage notes ==== 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 ==== 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'. 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'. 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'. ==== Related terms ==== ennui ennuyeux === Further reading === “ennuyer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012