/mu.ʁiʁ/
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
Conjugation
Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | meurs | mourais | mourus | mourrai | mourrais |
| tu | meurs | mourais | mourus | mourras | mourrais |
| il/elle | meurt | mourait | mourut | mourra | mourrait |
| nous | mourons | mourions | mourûmes | mourrons | mourrions |
| vous | mourez | mouriez | mourûtes | mourrez | mourriez |
| ils/elles | meurent | mouraient | moururent | mourront | mourraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | meure | mourusse |
| tu | meures | mourusses |
| il/elle | meure | mourût |
| nous | mourions | mourussions |
| vous | mouriez | mourussiez |
| ils/elles | meurent | mourussent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | meurs |
| nous | mourons |
| vous | mourez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- mourant
- Past participle
- mort · morte · morts · mortes
Examples
tranquillement cette .
The old dog died quietly during the night.
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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.
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I'm starving, could we order a pizza tonight?
Where this fits
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Grammar articles
(7)French Grammar Cheatsheet: The Essentials, One Page
Conjugating French -ir Verbs in the Present Tense
French Verb Conjugation: The Complete Rules with Examples
French Intermediate Grammar (B1-B2): The Things That Stop You at the Plateau
French Irregular Verbs: The Core Set, the -ir Split and the Patterns That Repeat
French Passé Composé: avoir or être + Past Participle and the MRS VANDERTRAMP Set
The French Pluperfect (le plus-que-parfait): The Past Before the Past
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