Kilo Lingo

/mu.ʁiʁ/

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Translation

to die

Word origin

From Vulgar Latin morire, an alteration of Latin mori ('to die').

Origin
Latin
Root
mori
English cognates
mortal, moribund, mortuary

Grammar

Verb typeirregular

Conjugation

Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jemeursmouraismourusmourraimourrais
tumeursmouraismourusmourrasmourrais
il/ellemeurtmouraitmourutmourramourrait
nousmouronsmourionsmourûmesmourronsmourrions
vousmourezmouriezmourûtesmourrezmourriez
ils/ellesmeurentmouraientmoururentmourrontmourraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jemeuremourusse
tumeuresmourusses
il/ellemeuremourût
nousmourionsmourussions
vousmouriezmourussiez
ils/ellesmeurentmourussent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tumeurs
nousmourons
vousmourez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
mourant
Past participle
mort · morte · morts · mortes

Examples

tranquillement .

The old dog died quietly during the night.

.

He nearly died laughing watching that film.

, tous.

Nobody wants to think about dying, but it happens to everyone.

l'.

These plants will die if you forget to give them water.

, pizza ?

I'm starving, could we order a pizza tonight?

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