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tuer
tuer
French
Verb
tuer
- (transitive) to kill
- Fumer tue
- Smoking kills
- Fumer tue
Conjugation
Conjugation of tuer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | tuer | avoir tué | |||||
| gerund | en tuant | en ayant tué | |||||
| present participle | tuant /tɥɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | tué /tɥe/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| 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/ |
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| past historic1 | tuai /tɥe/ |
tuas /tɥa/ |
tua /tɥa/ |
tuâmes /tɥam/ |
tuâtes /tɥat/ |
tuèrent /tɥɛʁ/ |
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| future | tuerai /ty.ʁe/ |
tueras /ty.ʁa/ |
tuera /ty.ʁa/ |
tuerons /ty.ʁɔ̃/ |
tuerez /ty.ʁe/ |
tueront /ty.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | tuerais /ty.ʁɛ/ |
tuerais /ty.ʁɛ/ |
tuerait /ty.ʁɛ/ |
tuerions /ty.ʁjɔ̃/ |
tueriez /ty.ʁje/ |
tueraient /ty.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 | tue /ty/ |
tues /ty/ |
tue /ty/ |
tuions /ty.jɔ̃/ |
tuiez /ty.je/ |
tuent /ty/ |
| imperfect1 |
tuasse /tɥas/ |
tuasses /tɥas/ |
tuât /tɥa/ |
tuassions /tɥa.sjɔ̃/ |
tuassiez /tɥa.sje/ |
tuassent /tɥas/ |
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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 | – | |
| — | tue /ty/ |
— | tuons /tɥɔ̃/ |
tuez /tɥe/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Synonyms
- occir (archaic or humorous)
Derived terms
Gallo
Etymology
From Old French tuer, from Vulgar Latin *tutāre, from Latin tūtārī, present active infinitive of tūtor (“protect, guard, defend”).
Verb
tuer
- to turn off (the light)
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French tuer, from Vulgar Latin *tutāre, from Latin tūtārī, present active infinitive of tūtor (“protect, guard, defend”).
Verb
tuer
- to kill
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of tuer
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tuer | avoir tué | |||||
| gerund | en tuant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | tuant | ||||||
| past participle | tué | ||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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 | tue | tues | tue | tuons | tuez | tuent |
| imperfect | tuasse | tuasses | tuast | tuassions | tuassiez | tuassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | tue | — | tuons | tuez | — | ||
Synonyms
Descendants
- French: tuer
Norman
Etymology
From Old French tuer, from Vulgar Latin *tutāre (“to extinguish, kill”), from Latin tūtārī, present active infinitive of tūtor (“protect, guard, defend”).
Pronunciation
Verb
tuer (gerund tueûthie)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- tueux (“killer”)
Old French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *tutāre, from Latin tūtārī, present active infinitive of tūtor (“protect, guard, defend”), later taking on the meaning of "extinguish, kill" in Vulgar Latin. Compare Old Provençal tuar, Old Provençal tudar.
Verb
tuer
- to kill
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 tuer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tuer | avoir tüé | |||||
| gerund | en tuant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the 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 | 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 | tu | tus | tut | tuons | tüez | tüent |
| imperfect | tuasse | tuasses | tuast | tuïssons, tuïssiens | tuïssoiz, tuïssez, tuïssiez | tuassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | tüe | — | tuons | tüez | — | ||