tuer

See also: tür and Tür

French

Etymology

From Middle French tuer, from Old French tuer, 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 Occitan tuar.

Pronunciation

  • (France) IPA(key): /ty.e/
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  • (Québec) IPA(key): /t͡sɥe/, /t͡sy.e/
  • (Louisiana) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɥe/

Verb

tuer

  1. (transitive) to kill
    Fumer tue
    Smoking kills

Conjugation

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Further reading

Gallo

Etymology

From Old French tuer, from Vulgar Latin *tutāre, from Latin tūtārī, present active infinitive of tūtor (“protect, guard, defend”).

Verb

tuer

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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Verb

tuer (gerund tueûthie)

  1. (Jersey) to kill

Synonyms

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tuer f

  1. plural indefinite of tue

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 Occitan tuar, Old Occitan tudar.

Verb

tuer

  1. 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 —

Synonyms

Descendants

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