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enkyster

to encyst (becoming surrounded by a cyst)

Usage

Literally a medical term meaning to encyst — to form or become enclosed in a cyst. Figuratively, s'enkyster is common in journalism for a conflict or crisis that becomes entrenched and unresolved over time (la crise s'enkyste).

Examples
  • Le kyste s'est enkysté sans provoquer de douleur. — The cyst encapsulated itself without causing pain.
  • Le conflit s'enkyste depuis des années sans solution. — The conflict has been dragging on unresolved for years.
  • La crise politique menace de s'enkyster. — The political crisis threatens to become entrenched.
Common mistake

Learners often only know the medical sense and miss how naturally French uses s'enkyster in the news for a stuck, drawn-out conflict — closer to 'become entrenched' than any literal medical translation.

Simple tenses

Present

jeenkyste
tuenkystes
il/elleenkyste
nousenkystons
vousenkystez
ils/ellesenkystent

Imperfect

jeenkystais
tuenkystais
il/elleenkystait
nousenkystions
vousenkystiez
ils/ellesenkystaient

Past historic (passé simple)

jeenkystai
tuenkystas
il/elleenkysta
nousenkystâmes
vousenkystâtes
ils/ellesenkystèrent

Future

jeenkysterai
tuenkysteras
il/elleenkystera
nousenkysterons
vousenkysterez
ils/ellesenkysteront

Conditional

jeenkysterais
tuenkysterais
il/elleenkysterait
nousenkysterions
vousenkysteriez
ils/ellesenkysteraient

Subjunctive

jeenkyste
tuenkystes
il/elleenkyste
nousenkystions
vousenkystiez
ils/ellesenkystent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

jeenkystasse
tuenkystasses
il/elleenkystât
nousenkystassions
vousenkystassiez
ils/ellesenkystassent

Imperative

tuenkyste
nousenkystons
vousenkystez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

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

Plus-que-parfait

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

Passé antérieur

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

Futur antérieur

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

Conditionnel passé

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

Subjonctif passé

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

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

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

Impératif passé

tuaie enkysté
nousayons enkysté
vousayez enkysté

Other

Present participle

enkystant

Past participle

enkysté

Infinitive

enkyster

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Frequently asked questions

What does "enkyster" mean?

"enkyster" means "to encyst (becoming surrounded by a cyst)".

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

The present of "enkyster" is: je enkyste, tu enkystes, il/elle enkyste, nous enkystons, vous enkystez, ils/elles enkystent.

What is the Passé composé of "enkyster"?

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

What is the Imperative of "enkyster"?

The imperative of "enkyster" is: tu enkyste, nous enkystons, vous enkystez.