Emprisonnes

Emprisonnes is the second person singular present indicative form of the French verb emprisonner, meaning to imprison. It is used with the subject tu and translates as “you imprison” or, in context, “you are imprisoning.” It is not a noun or an adjective; the related noun forms are emprisonné (masculine singular past participle), emprisonnée (feminine singular past participle), and emprisonnés/emprisonnées (plural).

In full conjugation, the present tense forms are: j'emprisonne, tu emprisonnes, il emprisonne, nous emprisonnons, vous emprisonnez, ils emprisonnent. The past participle forms are emprisonné, emprisonnée, emprisonnés, emprisonnées, used to form compound tenses such as the passé composé (par exemple: tu as emprisonné).

Etymology: emprisonner derives from the noun prison with the prefix em- (a variant of en-) and the verb suffix -er, yielding the sense of placing someone into a prison or detention.

Usage and nuance: In ordinary language, emprisonnes appears in sentences describing the act of detaining someone under legal authority. The verb is commonly used in formal or legal contexts, news reporting, and historical writing. It is distinct from synonyms like incarcérer (to incarcerate) or mettre en prison, though all convey deprivation of liberty.

See also: emprisonner, emprisonnement, incarcération, prison.