demourer

demourer

Middle French

Alternative forms

• demourrer

Etymology

Old French demorer.

Verb

demourer

1. to be (in a place); to stay; to remain
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 14:

     Sire venez vous car nous demourons trop

     Sire, come with me because we're staying too long

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

   Conjugation of demourer

		simple			compound
infinitive		demourer			avoir demouré
gerund		en demourant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		demourant
past participle		demouré
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	demoure	demoures	demoure	demourons	demourez	demourent
	imperfect	demourois, demouroys	demourois, demouroys	demouroit, demouroyt	demourions, demouryons	demouriez, demouryez	demouroient, demouroyent
	past historic	demoura	demouras	demoura	demourasmes	demourastes	demourerent
	future	demourerai, demoureray	demoureras	demourera	demourerons	demourerez	demoureront
	conditional	demourerois, demoureroys	demourerois, demoureroys	demoureroit, demoureroyt	demourerions, demoureryons	demoureriez, demoureryez	demoureroient, demoureroyent
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	demoure	demoures	demoure	demourons	demourez	demourent
	imperfect	demourasse	demourasses	demourast	demourassions	demourassiez	demourassent
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	–
		—	demoure	—	demourons	demourez	—

Descendants

• French: demeurer