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Verb conjugation

amalgamer

to amalgamate

Usage

Amalgamer means to blend or fuse different elements into a single whole — literally (amalgamer des ingrédients) or, very commonly today, figuratively and critically, to wrongly lump distinct things or people together (amalgamer immigration et insécurité is a frequent media and political criticism).

Examples
  • Il ne faut pas amalgamer islam et terrorisme.One must not lump Islam and terrorism together.
  • Le chimiste a amalgamé le mercure et l'or.The chemist amalgamated the mercury and gold.
  • Les médias sont parfois accusés d'amalgamer des faits distincts.The media are sometimes accused of conflating separate facts.
Common mistake

The figurative sense — wrongly conflating two distinct things or groups, often with a critical or accusatory tone — is now more common in everyday French than the literal chemical or culinary sense, and it's the one learners are most likely to meet in news and political discussion.

Often confused with confondre.

Simple tenses

Present

jeamalgame
tuamalgames
il/elleamalgame
nousamalgamons
vousamalgamez
ils/ellesamalgament

Imperfect

jeamalgamais
tuamalgamais
il/elleamalgamait
nousamalgamions
vousamalgamiez
ils/ellesamalgamaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeamalgamai
tuamalgamas
il/elleamalgama
nousamalgamâmes
vousamalgamâtes
ils/ellesamalgamèrent

Future

jeamalgamerai
tuamalgameras
il/elleamalgamera
nousamalgamerons
vousamalgamerez
ils/ellesamalgameront

Conditional

jeamalgamerais
tuamalgamerais
il/elleamalgamerait
nousamalgamerions
vousamalgameriez
ils/ellesamalgameraient

Subjunctive

jeamalgame
tuamalgames
il/elleamalgame
nousamalgamions
vousamalgamiez
ils/ellesamalgament

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeamalgamasse
tuamalgamasses
il/elleamalgamât
nousamalgamassions
vousamalgamassiez
ils/ellesamalgamassent

Imperative

tuamalgame
nousamalgamons
vousamalgamez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

jeai amalgamé
tuas amalgamé
il/ellea amalgamé
nousavons amalgamé
vousavez amalgamé
ils/ellesont amalgamé

Plus-que-parfait

jeavais amalgamé
tuavais amalgamé
il/elleavait amalgamé
nousavions amalgamé
vousaviez amalgamé
ils/ellesavaient amalgamé

Passé antérieur

jeeus amalgamé
tueus amalgamé
il/elleeut amalgamé
nouseûmes amalgamé
vouseûtes amalgamé
ils/elleseurent amalgamé

Futur antérieur

jeaurai amalgamé
tuauras amalgamé
il/elleaura amalgamé
nousaurons amalgamé
vousaurez amalgamé
ils/ellesauront amalgamé

Conditionnel passé

jeaurais amalgamé
tuaurais amalgamé
il/elleaurait amalgamé
nousaurions amalgamé
vousauriez amalgamé
ils/ellesauraient amalgamé

Subjonctif passé

jeaie amalgamé
tuaies amalgamé
il/elleait amalgamé
nousayons amalgamé
vousayez amalgamé
ils/ellesaient amalgamé

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

jeeusse amalgamé
tueusses amalgamé
il/elleeût amalgamé
nouseussions amalgamé
vouseussiez amalgamé
ils/elleseussent amalgamé

Impératif passé

tuaie amalgamé
nousayons amalgamé
vousayez amalgamé

Other

Present participle

amalgamant

Past participle

amalgamé

Infinitive

amalgamer

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Frequently asked questions

What does "amalgamer" mean?

"amalgamer" means "to amalgamate".

How do you conjugate "amalgamer" in the present tense?

The present of "amalgamer" is: je amalgame, tu amalgames, il/elle amalgame, nous amalgamons, vous amalgamez, ils/elles amalgament.

What is the Passé composé of "amalgamer"?

The passé composé of "amalgamer" is: je ai amalgamé, tu as amalgamé, il/elle a amalgamé, nous avons amalgamé, vous avez amalgamé, ils/elles ont amalgamé.

What is the Imperative of "amalgamer"?

The imperative of "amalgamer" is: tu amalgame, nous amalgamons, vous amalgamez.