tuer

See also: tür and Tür

French

Etymology

From Middle French tuer, from Old French tuer, from Vulgar Latin *tūtō, from Latin tūtor (“to protect, guard, defend”), later taking on the meaning “extinguish, kill” in Vulgar Latin. Compare Occitan tuar and dialectal Piedmontese tuì

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

Verb

tuer

  1. (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
Conjugation of tuer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple tuer
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 – tu – nous vous –
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:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

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
infinitive simple tuer
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 – tu – nous vous –
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

Descendants
  • French: tuer

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
  • Audio (Jersey)(file)

Verb

tuer (gerund tueûthie)

  1. (Jersey) to kill

Synonyms

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tuer f

  1. plural indefinite of tue

Old French

Alternative forms

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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tyˈɛr/

Verb

tuer

  1. to kill
    Synonyms: macter, ocire

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 —

Descendants
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