émettiez

"Émettiez" is the second-person plural imperfect subjunctive form of the French verb "émettre." The imperfect subjunctive is used to express various states of unreality, such as doubt, uncertainty, or hypothetical situations. In the case of "émettiez," it is used to indicate that the subject (you, in the plural) was in the process of emitting something, but this action was not completed or was not realized.

The verb "émettre" itself means "to emit," "to issue," or "to send out." It is commonly used in contexts such as emitting sounds, issuing documents, or sending out signals. For example, "Le gouvernement émet des bons du trésor" translates to "The government issues treasury bonds."

In the context of the imperfect subjunctive, "émettiez" would be used in sentences like "Si vous aviez émettiez des doutes" which translates to "If you had emitted doubts." This structure is less common in modern French but is part of the rich history of the language.