manœuvrer

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See also: manoeuvrer

English

Noun

manœuvrer (plural manœuvrers)

  1. Alternative form of maneuverer

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *manuoperō, from Classical Latin manus (“hand”) with operor (“to work”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.nœ.vʁe/
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Verb

manœuvrer

  1. to maneuver

Conjugation

Conjugation of manœuvrer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple manœuvrer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple manœuvrant
/ma.nœ.vʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle manœuvré
/ma.nœ.vʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present manœuvre
/ma.nœvʁ/ 		manœuvres
/ma.nœvʁ/ 		manœuvre
/ma.nœvʁ/ 		manœuvrons
/ma.nœ.vʁɔ̃/ 		manœuvrez
/ma.nœ.vʁe/ 		manœuvrent
/ma.nœvʁ/
imperfect manœuvrais
/ma.nœ.vʁɛ/ 		manœuvrais
/ma.nœ.vʁɛ/ 		manœuvrait
/ma.nœ.vʁɛ/ 		manœuvrions
/ma.nœ.vʁi.jɔ̃/ 		manœuvriez
/ma.nœ.vʁi.je/ 		manœuvraient
/ma.nœ.vʁɛ/
past historic2 manœuvrai
/ma.nœ.vʁe/ 		manœuvras
/ma.nœ.vʁa/ 		manœuvra
/ma.nœ.vʁa/ 		manœuvrâmes
/ma.nœ.vʁam/ 		manœuvrâtes
/ma.nœ.vʁat/ 		manœuvrèrent
/ma.nœ.vʁɛʁ/
future manœuvrerai
/ma.nœ.vʁə.ʁe/ 		manœuvreras
/ma.nœ.vʁə.ʁa/ 		manœuvrera
/ma.nœ.vʁə.ʁa/ 		manœuvrerons
/ma.nœ.vʁə.ʁɔ̃/ 		manœuvrerez
/ma.nœ.vʁə.ʁe/ 		manœuvreront
/ma.nœ.vʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional manœuvrerais
/ma.nœ.vʁə.ʁɛ/ 		manœuvrerais
/ma.nœ.vʁə.ʁɛ/ 		manœuvrerait
/ma.nœ.vʁə.ʁɛ/ 		manœuvrerions
/ma.nœ.vʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		manœuvreriez
/ma.nœ.vʁə.ʁje/ 		manœuvreraient
/ma.nœ.vʁə.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 manœuvre
/ma.nœvʁ/ 		manœuvres
/ma.nœvʁ/ 		manœuvre
/ma.nœvʁ/ 		manœuvrions
/ma.nœ.vʁi.jɔ̃/ 		manœuvriez
/ma.nœ.vʁi.je/ 		manœuvrent
/ma.nœvʁ/
imperfect2 manœuvrasse
/ma.nœ.vʁas/ 		manœuvrasses
/ma.nœ.vʁas/ 		manœuvrât
/ma.nœ.vʁa/ 		manœuvrassions
/ma.nœ.vʁa.sjɔ̃/ 		manœuvrassiez
/ma.nœ.vʁa.sje/ 		manœuvrassent
/ma.nœ.vʁas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — manœuvre
/ma.nœvʁ/ 		— manœuvrons
/ma.nœ.vʁɔ̃/ 		manœuvrez
/ma.nœ.vʁe/ 		—
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).

Descendants

  • → Dutch: manoeuvreren

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