manovrer

See also: manövrer

Old French

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *manuoperāre, from Latin manu (“by hand”) + operor (“to work”), from opus (“work”).

Verb

manovrer

1. to work, especially manual work
2. to make; to create

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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. This verb has a stressed present stem manuevr distinct from the unstressed stem manovr, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of manovrer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		manovrer			avoir manovré
gerund		en manovrant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		manovrant
past participle		manovré
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	manuevre, manovre	manuevres, manovres	manuevre, manovre	manovrons	manovrez	manuevrent, manovrent
	imperfect	manovroie, manovreie, manovroe, manovreve	manovroies, manovreies, manovroes, manovreves	manovroit, manovreit, manovrot, manovreve	manovriiens, manovriens	manovriiez, manovriez	manovroient, manovreient, manovroent, manovrevent
	preterite	manovrai	manovras	manovra	manovrames	manovrastes	manovrerent
	future	manovrerai	manovreras	manovrera	manovrerons	manovreroiz, manovrereiz, manovrerez	manovreront
	conditional	manovreroie, manovrereie	manovreroies, manovrereies	manovreroit, manovrereit	manovreriiens, manovreriens	manovreriiez, manovreriez	manovreroient, manovrereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	manuevre, manovre	manuevres, manovres	manuevre, manovre	manovrons	manovrez	manuevrent, manovrent
	imperfect	manovrasse	manovrasses	manovrast	manovrissons, manovrissiens	manovrissoiz, manovrissez, manovrissiez	manovrassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	manuevre, manovre	—	manovrons	manovrez	—

Descendants

• → English: manoeuvre
• French: manœuvrer