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mirer
mirer
French
Verb
mirer
Related terms
Conjugation
Conjugation of mirer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | mirer | avoir miré | |||||
| gerund | en mirant | en ayant miré | |||||
| present participle | mirant /mi.ʁɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | miré /mi.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 | mire /miʁ/ |
mires /miʁ/ |
mire /miʁ/ |
mirons /mi.ʁɔ̃/ |
mirez /mi.ʁe/ |
mirent /miʁ/ |
| imperfect | mirais /mi.ʁɛ/ |
mirais /mi.ʁɛ/ |
mirait /mi.ʁɛ/ |
mirions /mi.ʁjɔ̃/ |
miriez /mi.ʁje/ |
miraient /mi.ʁɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | mirai /mi.ʁe/ |
miras /mi.ʁa/ |
mira /mi.ʁa/ |
mirâmes /mi.ʁam/ |
mirâtes /mi.ʁat/ |
mirèrent /mi.ʁɛʁ/ |
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| future | mirerai /mi.ʁə.ʁe/ |
mireras /mi.ʁə.ʁa/ |
mirera /mi.ʁə.ʁa/ |
mirerons /mi.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ |
mirerez /mi.ʁə.ʁe/ |
mireront /mi.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | mirerais /mi.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
mirerais /mi.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
mirerait /mi.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
mirerions /mi.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
mireriez /mi.ʁə.ʁje/ |
mireraient /mi.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 | mire /miʁ/ |
mires /miʁ/ |
mire /miʁ/ |
mirions /mi.ʁjɔ̃/ |
miriez /mi.ʁje/ |
mirent /miʁ/ |
| imperfect1 |
mirasse /mi.ʁas/ |
mirasses /mi.ʁas/ |
mirât /mi.ʁa/ |
mirassions /mi.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ |
mirassiez /mi.ʁa.sje/ |
mirassent /mi.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 | – | |
| — | mire /miʁ/ |
— | mirons /mi.ʁɔ̃/ |
mirez /mi.ʁe/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
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Etymology
From Vulgar Latin mīrāre < Latin mīrārī, present active infinitive of mīror.
Verb
mirer
Conjugation
Conjugation of mirer
| infinitive | mirer, miré | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| auxiliary verb | avei | gerund | miran | |||
| past participle | miré | |||||
| person | singular | plural | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| indicative | ie | tu | el/ela | nos | vos | ei/eles |
| present | mire, mireie | mires, mireies | mira, mireia, mirea | miron | mireis | mira, mireia |
| imperfect | mirove | miroves | mirova | mirovan | mirovais | mirova |
| future | miraré | miraras | mirarà | miraron | mirareis | mirarà |
| subjunctive | che ie | che tu | che el/che ela | che nos | che vos | che ee/che eles |
| present | mire, mireie | mires, mireies | mire, mireie | miron | mireis | mire |
| imperfect | mirasse | mirasses | mirassa | mirassan | mirassais | mirassa |
| imperative | - | tu | nos | vos | ||
| mira, mireia | miron | mirede | ||||
Old French
Etymology
From Latin mīror (“to be amazed”). Compare Spanish mirar
Verb
mirer
Synonyms
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 mirer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | mirer | avoir miré | |||||
| gerund | en mirant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | mirant | ||||||
| past participle | miré | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | mir | mires | mire | mirons | mirez | mirent |
| imperfect | miroie, mireie, miroe, mireve | miroies, mireies, miroes, mireves | miroit, mireit, mirot, mireve | miriiens, miriens | miriiez, miriez | miroient, mireient, miroent, mirevent | |
| preterite | mirai | miras | mira | mirames | mirastes | mirerent | |
| future | mirerai | mireras | mirera | mirerons | mireroiz, mirereiz, mirerez | mireront | |
| conditional | mireroie, mirereie | mireroies, mirereies | mireroit, mirereit | mireriiens, mireriens | mireriiez, mireriez | mireroient, mirereient | |
| 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 | mir | mirs | mirt | mirons | mirez | mirent |
| imperfect | mirasse | mirasses | mirast | mirissons, mirissiens | mirissoiz, mirissez, mirissiez | mirassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | mire | — | mirons | mirez | — | ||
Descendants
- French: mirer