jurer

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French jurer, from Latin jūrāre, iūrāre (“to swear, take an oath”), from Proto-Italic *jowezāō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒy.ʁe/
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Verb

jurer

  1. to swear; to promise by oath
  2. to swear; to say a swear word

Conjugation

Conjugation of jurer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple jurer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple jurant
/ʒy.ʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle juré
/ʒy.ʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present jure
/ʒyʁ/ 		jures
/ʒyʁ/ 		jure
/ʒyʁ/ 		jurons
/ʒy.ʁɔ̃/ 		jurez
/ʒy.ʁe/ 		jurent
/ʒyʁ/
imperfect jurais
/ʒy.ʁɛ/ 		jurais
/ʒy.ʁɛ/ 		jurait
/ʒy.ʁɛ/ 		jurions
/ʒy.ʁjɔ̃/ 		juriez
/ʒy.ʁje/ 		juraient
/ʒy.ʁɛ/
past historic2 jurai
/ʒy.ʁe/ 		juras
/ʒy.ʁa/ 		jura
/ʒy.ʁa/ 		jurâmes
/ʒy.ʁam/ 		jurâtes
/ʒy.ʁat/ 		jurèrent
/ʒy.ʁɛʁ/
future jurerai
/ʒy.ʁə.ʁe/ 		jureras
/ʒy.ʁə.ʁa/ 		jurera
/ʒy.ʁə.ʁa/ 		jurerons
/ʒy.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ 		jurerez
/ʒy.ʁə.ʁe/ 		jureront
/ʒy.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional jurerais
/ʒy.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		jurerais
/ʒy.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		jurerait
/ʒy.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		jurerions
/ʒy.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		jureriez
/ʒy.ʁə.ʁje/ 		jureraient
/ʒy.ʁə.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 jure
/ʒyʁ/ 		jures
/ʒyʁ/ 		jure
/ʒyʁ/ 		jurions
/ʒy.ʁjɔ̃/ 		juriez
/ʒy.ʁje/ 		jurent
/ʒyʁ/
imperfect2 jurasse
/ʒy.ʁas/ 		jurasses
/ʒy.ʁas/ 		jurât
/ʒy.ʁa/ 		jurassions
/ʒy.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ 		jurassiez
/ʒy.ʁa.sje/ 		jurassent
/ʒy.ʁas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — jure
/ʒyʁ/ 		— jurons
/ʒy.ʁɔ̃/ 		jurez
/ʒy.ʁe/ 		—
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 , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

Further reading

Latin

Verb

jūrer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of jūrō

Middle English

Noun

jurer

  1. Alternative form of jurour

Old French

Etymology

First known attestation 842 as jurat in the Oaths of Strasbourg. From Latin jūrāre, iūrāre (“swear or take an oath”).

Verb

jurer

  1. to promise; to swear

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 jurer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive jurer avoir juré
gerund en jurant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle jurant
past participle juré
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present jur jures jure jurons jurez jurent
imperfect juroie, jureie, juroe, jureve juroies, jureies, juroes, jureves juroit, jureit, jurot, jureve juriiens, juriens juriiez, juriez juroient, jureient, juroent, jurevent
preterite jurai juras jura jurames jurastes jurerent
future jurerai jureras jurera jurerons jureroiz, jurereiz, jurerez jureront
conditional jureroie, jurereie jureroies, jurereies jureroit, jurereit jureriiens, jureriens jureriiez, jureriez jureroient, jurereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present jur jurs jurt jurons jurez jurent
imperfect jurasse jurasses jurast jurissons, jurissiens jurissoiz, jurissez, jurissiez jurassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— jure — jurons jurez —

Descendants

  • → English: jury
  • French: jurer
  • Norman: juther
  • Walloon: djurer
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