From a Vulgar Latin *admūtīre, from mūtus (“mute, silent”). Analysable as a- + mu(et) + -ir.
amuïr
| infinitive | simple | s'amuïr | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | s'être + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | s’amuïssant /sa.mɥi.sɑ̃/ or /sa.my.i.sɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant or étant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | amuï /a.mɥi/ or /a.my.i/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | m’amuïs /ma.mɥi/ or /ma.my.i/ |
t’amuïs /ta.mɥi/ or /ta.my.i/ |
s’amuït /sa.mɥi/ or /sa.my.i/ |
nous amuïssons /nu.z‿a.mɥi.sɔ̃/ or /nu.z‿a.my.i.sɔ̃/ |
vous amuïssez /vu.z‿a.mɥi.se/ or /vu.z‿a.my.i.se/ |
s’amuïssent /sa.mɥis/ or /sa.my.is/ |
| imperfect | m’amuïssais /ma.mɥi.sɛ/ or /ma.my.i.sɛ/ |
t’amuïssais /ta.mɥi.sɛ/ or /ta.my.i.sɛ/ |
s’amuïssait /sa.mɥi.sɛ/ or /sa.my.i.sɛ/ |
nous amuïssions /nu.z‿a.mɥi.sjɔ̃/ or /nu.z‿a.my.i.sjɔ̃/ |
vous amuïssiez /vu.z‿a.mɥi.sje/ or /vu.z‿a.my.i.sje/ |
s’amuïssaient /sa.mɥi.sɛ/ or /sa.my.i.sɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | m’amuïs /ma.mɥi/ or /ma.my.i/ |
t’amuïs /ta.mɥi/ or /ta.my.i/ |
s’amuït /sa.mɥi/ or /sa.my.i/ |
nous amuïmes /nu.z‿a.mɥim/ or /nu.z‿a.my.im/ |
vous amuïtes /vu.z‿a.mɥit/ or /vu.z‿a.my.it/ |
s’amuïrent /sa.mɥiʁ/ or /sa.my.iʁ/ | |
| future | m’amuïrai /ma.mɥi.ʁe/ or /ma.my.i.ʁe/ |
t’amuïras /ta.mɥi.ʁa/ or /ta.my.i.ʁa/ |
s’amuïra /sa.mɥi.ʁa/ or /sa.my.i.ʁa/ |
nous amuïrons /nu.z‿a.mɥi.ʁɔ̃/ or /nu.z‿a.my.i.ʁɔ̃/ |
vous amuïrez /vu.z‿a.mɥi.ʁe/ or /vu.z‿a.my.i.ʁe/ |
s’amuïront /sa.mɥi.ʁɔ̃/ or /sa.my.i.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | m’amuïrais /ma.mɥi.ʁɛ/ or /ma.my.i.ʁɛ/ |
t’amuïrais /ta.mɥi.ʁɛ/ or /ta.my.i.ʁɛ/ |
s’amuïrait /sa.mɥi.ʁɛ/ or /sa.my.i.ʁɛ/ |
nous amuïrions /nu.z‿a.mɥi.ʁjɔ̃/ or /nu.z‿a.my.i.ʁjɔ̃/ |
vous amuïriez /vu.z‿a.mɥi.ʁje/ or /vu.z‿a.my.i.ʁje/ |
s’amuïraient /sa.mɥi.ʁɛ/ or /sa.my.i.ʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of s'être + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | m’amuïsse /ma.mɥis/ or /ma.my.is/ |
t’amuïsses /ta.mɥis/ or /ta.my.is/ |
s’amuïsse /sa.mɥis/ or /sa.my.is/ |
nous amuïssions /nu.z‿a.mɥi.sjɔ̃/ or /nu.z‿a.my.i.sjɔ̃/ |
vous amuïssiez /vu.z‿a.mɥi.sje/ or /vu.z‿a.my.i.sje/ |
s’amuïssent /sa.mɥis/ or /sa.my.is/ |
| imperfect2 | m’amuïsse /ma.mɥis/ or /ma.my.is/ |
t’amuïsses /ta.mɥis/ or /ta.my.is/ |
s’amuït /sa.mɥi/ or /sa.my.i/ |
nous amuïssions /nu.z‿a.mɥi.sjɔ̃/ or /nu.z‿a.my.i.sjɔ̃/ |
vous amuïssiez /vu.z‿a.mɥi.sje/ or /vu.z‿a.my.i.sje/ |
s’amuïssent /sa.mɥis/ or /sa.my.is/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of s'être + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | amuïs-toi /a.mɥi.twa/ or /a.my.i.twa/ |
— | amuïssons-nous /a.mɥi.sɔ̃.nu/ or /a.my.i.sɔ̃.nu/ |
amuïssez-vous /a.mɥi.se.vu/ or /a.my.i.se.vu/ |
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| compound | — | simple imperative of s'être + past participle | — | simple imperative of s'être + past participle | simple imperative of s'être + 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 , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||