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jurer
jurer
French
Verb
jurer
- to swear; to promise by oath
- to swear; to say a swear word
Conjugation
Conjugation of jurer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | jurer | avoir juré | |||||
| gerund | en jurant | en ayant juré | |||||
| present participle | jurant /ʒy.ʁɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | juré /ʒy.ʁe/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | jure /ʒyʁ/ |
jures /ʒyʁ/ |
jure /ʒyʁ/ |
jurons /ʒy.ʁɔ̃/ |
jurez /ʒy.ʁe/ |
jurent /ʒyʁ/ |
| imperfect | jurais /ʒy.ʁɛ/ |
jurais /ʒy.ʁɛ/ |
jurait /ʒy.ʁɛ/ |
jurions /ʒy.ʁjɔ̃/ |
juriez /ʒy.ʁje/ |
juraient /ʒy.ʁɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | jurai /ʒy.ʁe/ |
juras /ʒy.ʁa/ |
jura /ʒy.ʁa/ |
jurâmes /ʒy.ʁam/ |
jurâtes /ʒy.ʁat/ |
jurèrent /ʒy.ʁɛʁ/ |
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| future | jurerai /ʒy.ʁə.ʁe/ |
jureras /ʒy.ʁə.ʁa/ |
jurera /ʒy.ʁə.ʁa/ |
jurerons /ʒy.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ |
jurerez /ʒy.ʁə.ʁe/ |
jureront /ʒy.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | jurerais /ʒy.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
jurerais /ʒy.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
jurerait /ʒy.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
jurerions /ʒy.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
jureriez /ʒy.ʁə.ʁje/ |
jureraient /ʒy.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | jure /ʒyʁ/ |
jures /ʒyʁ/ |
jure /ʒyʁ/ |
jurions /ʒy.ʁjɔ̃/ |
juriez /ʒy.ʁje/ |
jurent /ʒyʁ/ |
| imperfect1 |
jurasse /ʒy.ʁas/ |
jurasses /ʒy.ʁas/ |
jurât /ʒy.ʁa/ |
jurassions /ʒy.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ |
jurassiez /ʒy.ʁa.sje/ |
jurassent /ʒy.ʁas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | jure /ʒyʁ/ |
— | jurons /ʒy.ʁɔ̃/ |
jurez /ʒy.ʁe/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Related terms
Old French
Etymology
First known attestation 842 as jurat in the Oaths of Strasbourg. From Latin jūrāre, iūrāre, present active infinitive of iūrō (“swear or take an oath”).
Verb
jurer
- to promise; to swear
- circa 1170, Christian of Troyes, Yvain ou le Chevalier au Lion:
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Jusque on li jure et fiant
C'on fera toute sa puissance[.]- Until they promised her
That they would do all they could.
- Until they promised her
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Jusque on li jure et fiant
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Conjugation
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.
Conjugation of jurer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | jurer | avoir juré | |||||
| gerund | en jurant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | jurant | ||||||
| past participle | juré | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | jur | jures | jure | jurons | jurez | jurent |
| imperfect | juroie, jureie, juroe, jureve | juroies, jureies, juroes, jureves | juroit, jureit, jurot, jureve | juriiens, juriens | juriiez, juriez | juroient, jureient, juroent, jurevent | |
| preterite | jurai | juras | jura | jurames | jurastes | jurerent | |
| future | jurerai | jureras | jurera | jurerons | jureroiz, jurereiz, jurerez | jureront | |
| conditional | jureroie, jurereie | jureroies, jurereies | jureroit, jurereit | jureriiens, jureriens | jureriiez, jureriez | jureroient, jurereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | jur | jurs | jurt | jurons | jurez | jurent |
| imperfect | jurasse | jurasses | jurast | jurissons, jurissiens | jurissoiz, jurissez, jurissiez | jurassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | jure | — | jurons | jurez | — | ||