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moustrer
moustrer
Middle French
Verb
moustrer
- Alternative form of monstrer
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of moustrer
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | moustrer | avoir moustré | |||||
| gerund | en moustrant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | moustrant | ||||||
| past participle | moustré | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ie (may be i' before a vowel) | tu | il | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | moustre | moustres | moustre | moustrons | moustrez | moustrent |
| imperfect | moustrois, moustroys | moustrois, moustroys | moustroit, moustroyt | moustrions, moustryons | moustriez, moustryez | moustroient, moustroyent | |
| past historic | moustra | moustras | moustra | moustrasmes | moustrastes | moustrerent | |
| future | moustrerai, moustreray | moustreras | moustrera | moustrerons | moustrerez | moustreront | |
| conditional | moustrerois, moustreroys | moustrerois, moustreroys | moustreroit, moustreroyt | moustrerions, moustreryons | moustreriez, moustreryez | moustreroient, moustreroyent | |
| 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 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 ie | que tu | qu'il | que nous | que vous | qu'ilz, qu'elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | moustre | moustres | moustre | moustrons | moustrez | moustrent |
| imperfect | moustrasse | moustrasses | moustrast | moustrassions | moustrassiez | moustrassent | |
| 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 | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | moustre | — | moustrons | moustrez | — | ||
Norman
Etymology
From Old French monstrer, moustrer, from Latin mōnstrō, mōnstrāre (“show”), from moneō, monēre (“warn, advise; remind”).
Verb
moustrer
Old French
Verb
moustrer
- Alternative form of monstrer
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of moustrer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | moustrer | avoir moustré | |||||
| gerund | en moustrant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | moustrant | ||||||
| past participle | moustré | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | moustre | moustres | moustre | moustrons | moustrez | moustrent |
| imperfect | moustroie, moustreie, moustroe, moustreve | moustroies, moustreies, moustroes, moustreves | moustroit, moustreit, moustrot, moustreve | moustriiens, moustriens | moustriiez, moustriez | moustroient, moustreient, moustroent, moustrevent | |
| preterite | moustrai | moustras | moustra | moustrames | moustrastes | moustrerent | |
| future | moustrerai | moustreras | moustrera | moustrerons | moustreroiz, moustrereiz, moustrerez | moustreront | |
| conditional | moustreroie, moustrereie | moustreroies, moustrereies | moustreroit, moustrereit | moustreriiens, moustreriens | moustreriiez, moustreriez | moustreroient, moustrereient | |
| 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 | moustre | moustres | moustre | moustrons | moustrez | moustrent |
| imperfect | moustrasse | moustrasses | moustrast | moustrissons, moustrissiens | moustrissoiz, moustrissez, moustrissiez | moustrassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | moustre | — | moustrons | moustrez | — | ||