Inherited fromMiddle Frenchtuer, fromOld Frenchtuer(“kill, extinguish”), fromLatintūtārī(“avert, ward off”). CompareOccitantuar.
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tuer
infinitive | simple | tuer | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle orgerund1 | simple | tuant /tɥɑ̃/ | |||||
compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
past participle | tué /tɥe/ | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | tue /ty/ | tues /ty/ | tue /ty/ | tuons /tɥɔ̃/ | tuez /tɥe/ | tuent /ty/ |
imperfect | tuais /tɥɛ/ | tuais /tɥɛ/ | tuait /tɥɛ/ | tuions /ty.jɔ̃/ | tuiez /ty.je/ | tuaient /tɥɛ/ | |
past historic2 | tuai /tɥe/ | tuas /tɥa/ | tua /tɥa/ | tuâmes /tɥam/ | tuâtes /tɥat/ | tuèrent /tɥɛʁ/ | |
future | tuerai /ty.ʁe/ | tueras /ty.ʁa/ | tuera /ty.ʁa/ | tuerons /ty.ʁɔ̃/ | tuerez /ty.ʁe/ | tueront /ty.ʁɔ̃/ | |
conditional | tuerais /ty.ʁɛ/ | tuerais /ty.ʁɛ/ | tuerait /ty.ʁɛ/ | tuerions /ty.ʁjɔ̃/ | tueriez /ty.ʁje/ | tueraient /ty.ʁɛ/ | |
(compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative ofavoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior2 | past historic ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | tue /ty/ | tues /ty/ | tue /ty/ | tuions /ty.jɔ̃/ | tuiez /ty.je/ | tuent /ty/ |
imperfect2 | tuasse /tɥas/ | tuasses /tɥas/ | tuât /tɥa/ | tuassions /tɥa.sjɔ̃/ | tuassiez /tɥa.sje/ | tuassent /tɥas/ | |
(compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive ofavoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | tue /ty/ | — | tuons /tɥɔ̃/ | tuez /tɥe/ | — | |
compound | — | simple imperative ofavoir + past participle | — | simple imperative ofavoir + past participle | simple imperative ofavoir + past participle | — | |
1 The French gerund is usable only with the prepositionen. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995],Master the Basics: French, pp.77,78,79,81). |
FromOld Frenchtuer, fromVulgar Latin*tutāre, fromLatintūtārī(“protect, guard, defend”).
tuer
FromOld Frenchtuer.
tuer
infinitive | simple | tuer | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle1 orgerund2 | simple | tuant | |||||
compound | present participle or gerund ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
past participle | tué | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ie (i’) | tu | il, elle | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | tue | tues | tue | tuons | tuez | tuent |
imperfect | tuois,tuoys | tuois,tuoys | tuoit,tuoyt | tuions,tuyons | tuiez,tuyez | tuoient,tuoyent | |
past historic | tua | tuas | tua | tuasmes | tuastes | tuerent | |
future | tuerai,tueray | tueras | tuera | tuerons | tuerez | tueront | |
conditional | tuerois,tueroys | tuerois,tueroys | tueroit,tueroyt | tuerions,tueryons | tueriez,tueryez | tueroient,tueroyent | |
(compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative ofavoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | past historic ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ie (i’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ilz, qu’elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | tue | tues | tue | tuons | tuez | tuent |
imperfect | tuasse | tuasses | tuast | tuassions | tuassiez | tuassent | |
(compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive ofavoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | tue | — | tuons | tuez | — | |
compound | — | simple imperative ofavoir + past participle | — | simple imperative ofavoir + past participle | simple imperative ofavoir + past participle | — | |
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995],Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p.179). TheFrench Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679. | |||||||
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with prepositionen, as inModern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995],op. cit., p.180). |
FromOld Frenchtuer, fromLatintūtāri(“avert, ward off”).
tuer (gerundtueûthie)
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FromLatintūtāri(“avert, ward off”).
tuer
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in-er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | tuer | avoirtüé | |||||
gerund | entuant | gerund ofavoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | tuant | ||||||
past participle | tüé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses | present | tu | tües | tüe | tuons | tüez | tüent |
imperfect | tuoie,tüeie,tuoe,tüeve | tuoies,tüeies,tuoes,tüeves | tuoit,tüeit,tuot,tüeve | tuïiens,tuïens | tuïiez,tuïez | tuoient,tüeient,tuoent,tüevent | |
preterite | tuai | tuas | tua | tuames | tuastes | tüerent | |
future | tüerai | tüeras | tüera | tüerons | tüeroiz,tüereiz,tüerez | tüeront | |
conditional | tüeroie,tüereie | tüeroies,tüereies | tüeroit,tüereit | tüeriiens,tüeriens | tüeriiez,tüeriez | tüeroient,tüereient | |
compound tenses | present perfect | present tense ofavoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect tense ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | preterite tense ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future tense ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional tense ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses | present | tu | tus | tut | tuons | tüez | tüent |
imperfect | tuasse | tuasses | tuast | tuïssons,tuïssiens | tuïssoiz,tuïssez,tuïssiez | tuassent | |
compound tenses | past | present subjunctive ofavoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive ofavoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | tüe | — | tuons | tüez | — |