tuer
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French tuer, from Old French tuer (“kill, extinguish”), from Latin tūtārī (“avert, ward off”). Compare Occitan tuar.
Pronunciation edit
- (France) IPA(key): /tɥe/, /ty.e/
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- (Quebec) IPA(key): /t͡sɥe/, /t͡sy.e/
- (Louisiana) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɥe/
Verb edit
tuer
- (usually transitive) to kill
- Synonym: (archaic or humorous) occire
- Fumer tue. ― Smoking kills.
- Il les a tués! Il a tué tous!
- He killed them! He killed everyone!
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of tuer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive | simple | tuer | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle or gerund1 | simple | tuant /tɥɑ̃/ | |||||
compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
past participle | tué /tɥe/ | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
(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/ | |
past historic2 | tuai /tɥe/ |
tuas /tɥa/ |
tua /tɥa/ |
tuâmes /tɥam/ |
tuâtes /tɥat/ |
tuèrent /tɥɛʁ/ | |
future | tuerai /ty.ʁe/ |
tueras /ty.ʁa/ |
tuera /ty.ʁa/ |
tuerons /ty.ʁɔ̃/ |
tuerez /ty.ʁe/ |
tueront /ty.ʁɔ̃/ | |
conditional | tuerais /ty.ʁɛ/ |
tuerais /ty.ʁɛ/ |
tuerait /ty.ʁɛ/ |
tuerions /ty.ʁjɔ̃/ |
tueriez /ty.ʁje/ |
tueraient /ty.ʁɛ/ | |
(compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
(simple tenses) |
present | tue /ty/ |
tues /ty/ |
tue /ty/ |
tuions /ty.jɔ̃/ |
tuiez /ty.je/ |
tuent /ty/ |
imperfect2 | tuasse /tɥas/ |
tuasses /tɥas/ |
tuât /tɥa/ |
tuassions /tɥa.sjɔ̃/ |
tuassiez /tɥa.sje/ |
tuassent /tɥas/ | |
(compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | tue /ty/ |
— | tuons /tɥɔ̃/ |
tuez /tɥe/ |
— | |
compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “tuer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Gallo edit
Etymology edit
From Old French tuer, from Vulgar Latin *tutāre, from Latin tūtārī, present active infinitive of tūtor (“protect, guard, defend”).
Verb edit
tuer
- to turn off (the light)
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French tuer.
Verb edit
tuer
- to kill
Conjugation edit
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of tuer
infinitive | simple | tuer | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle1 or gerund2 | simple | tuant | |||||
compound | present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past participle | tué | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ie (i’) | tu | il, elle | 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 | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ie (i’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | 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 | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | tue | — | tuons | tuez | — | |
compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679. | |||||||
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180). |
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
- French: tuer
Norman edit
Etymology edit
From Old French tuer, from Latin tūtāri (“avert, ward off”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Verb edit
tuer (gerund tueûthie)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- tueux (“killer”)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
tuer f
- plural indefinite of tue
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin tūtāri (“avert, ward off”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
tuer
Conjugation edit
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 | ||||||
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infinitive | tuer | avoir tüé | |||||
gerund | en tuant | gerund of avoir + 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 | 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 | tu | tus | tut | tuons | tüez | tüent |
imperfect | tuasse | tuasses | tuast | tuïssons, tuïssiens | tuïssoiz, tuïssez, tuïssiez | tuassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | tüe | — | tuons | tüez | — |