Verb conjugation

engamer

to swallow the hook along with the bait

Usage

A fishing term: describes a fish swallowing the hook along with the bait, rather than just nibbling at it. Anglers use it to mean the fish is well and truly caught, not just biting.

Examples

Le poisson a engamé l'hameçon dès la première touche. — The fish swallowed the hook right on the first bite.
Attends qu'il engame bien avant de ferrer. — Wait until it's really taken the hook before you set the line.
Une carpe qui engame profondément est difficile à décrocher sans blessure. — A carp that swallows the hook deep is hard to unhook without hurting it.

Common mistake

Specialized enough (fishing vocabulary) that there's no real common-mistake pattern for English speakers — just don't confuse it with the general 'to bite' (mordre), which covers any nibble, not specifically swallowing the hook.

Simple tenses

Present

je	engame
tu	engames
il/elle	engame
nous	engamons
vous	engamez
ils/elles	engament

Imperfect

je	engamais
tu	engamais
il/elle	engamait
nous	engamions
vous	engamiez
ils/elles	engamaient

Past historic (passé simple)

je	engamai
tu	engamas
il/elle	engama
nous	engamâmes
vous	engamâtes
ils/elles	engamèrent

Future

je	engamerai
tu	engameras
il/elle	engamera
nous	engamerons
vous	engamerez
ils/elles	engameront

Conditional

je	engamerais
tu	engamerais
il/elle	engamerait
nous	engamerions
vous	engameriez
ils/elles	engameraient

Subjunctive

je	engame
tu	engames
il/elle	engame
nous	engamions
vous	engamiez
ils/elles	engament

Subjunctive (imperfect)

je	engamasse
tu	engamasses
il/elle	engamât
nous	engamassions
vous	engamassiez
ils/elles	engamassent

Imperative

tu	engame
nous	engamons
vous	engamez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

je	ai engamé
tu	as engamé
il/elle	a engamé
nous	avons engamé
vous	avez engamé
ils/elles	ont engamé

Plus-que-parfait

je	avais engamé
tu	avais engamé
il/elle	avait engamé
nous	avions engamé
vous	aviez engamé
ils/elles	avaient engamé

Passé antérieur

je	eus engamé
tu	eus engamé
il/elle	eut engamé
nous	eûmes engamé
vous	eûtes engamé
ils/elles	eurent engamé

Futur antérieur

je	aurai engamé
tu	auras engamé
il/elle	aura engamé
nous	aurons engamé
vous	aurez engamé
ils/elles	auront engamé

Conditionnel passé

je	aurais engamé
tu	aurais engamé
il/elle	aurait engamé
nous	aurions engamé
vous	auriez engamé
ils/elles	auraient engamé

Subjonctif passé

je	aie engamé
tu	aies engamé
il/elle	ait engamé
nous	ayons engamé
vous	ayez engamé
ils/elles	aient engamé

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

je	eusse engamé
tu	eusses engamé
il/elle	eût engamé
nous	eussions engamé
vous	eussiez engamé
ils/elles	eussent engamé

Impératif passé

tu	aie engamé
nous	ayons engamé
vous	ayez engamé

Other

Present participle

engamant

Past participle

engamé

Infinitive

engamer

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Frequently asked questions

What does "engamer" mean?

"engamer" means "to swallow the hook along with the bait".

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

The present of "engamer" is: je engame, tu engames, il/elle engame, nous engamons, vous engamez, ils/elles engament.

What is the Passé composé of "engamer"?

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

What is the Imperative of "engamer"?

The imperative of "engamer" is: tu engame, nous engamons, vous engamez.

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