merder
See also: MerDer
Catalan
Etymology
merda + -er
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /məɾˈde/
- (Central) IPA(key): /mərˈde/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /meɾˈdeɾ/
Noun
merder m (plural merders)
- place full of excrement
- (slang, vulgar) tumult, disorder, chaos, hubbub
- (slang, vulgar) fix, jam, difficulty, tight spot
- tinc un merder ― I have a problem
Adjective
merder (feminine merdera, masculine plural merders, feminine plural merderes)
- who handles excrement
Further reading
- “merder” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “merder”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “merder” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “merder” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From merde (“shit”) + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛʁ.de/
Audio (file) - Homophones: merdé, merdée, merdées, merdés, merdez
Verb
merder
- (vulgar) to fuck up, to screw up (make errors)
- Synonym: foirer
Conjugation
Conjugation of merder (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive | simple | merder | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle or gerund1 | simple | merdant /mɛʁ.dɑ̃/ | |||||
compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
past participle | merdé /mɛʁ.de/ | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | merde /mɛʁd/ | merdes /mɛʁd/ | merde /mɛʁd/ | merdons /mɛʁ.dɔ̃/ | merdez /mɛʁ.de/ | merdent /mɛʁd/ |
imperfect | merdais /mɛʁ.dɛ/ | merdais /mɛʁ.dɛ/ | merdait /mɛʁ.dɛ/ | merdions /mɛʁ.djɔ̃/ | merdiez /mɛʁ.dje/ | merdaient /mɛʁ.dɛ/ | |
past historic2 | merdai /mɛʁ.de/ | merdas /mɛʁ.da/ | merda /mɛʁ.da/ | merdâmes /mɛʁ.dam/ | merdâtes /mɛʁ.dat/ | merdèrent /mɛʁ.dɛʁ/ | |
future | merderai /mɛʁ.də.ʁe/ | merderas /mɛʁ.də.ʁa/ | merdera /mɛʁ.də.ʁa/ | merderons /mɛʁ.də.ʁɔ̃/ | merderez /mɛʁ.də.ʁe/ | merderont /mɛʁ.də.ʁɔ̃/ | |
conditional | merderais /mɛʁ.də.ʁɛ/ | merderais /mɛʁ.də.ʁɛ/ | merderait /mɛʁ.də.ʁɛ/ | merderions /mɛʁ.də.ʁjɔ̃/ | merderiez /mɛʁ.də.ʁje/ | merderaient /mɛʁ.də.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 | merde /mɛʁd/ | merdes /mɛʁd/ | merde /mɛʁd/ | merdions /mɛʁ.djɔ̃/ | merdiez /mɛʁ.dje/ | merdent /mɛʁd/ |
imperfect2 | merdasse /mɛʁ.das/ | merdasses /mɛʁ.das/ | merdât /mɛʁ.da/ | merdassions /mɛʁ.da.sjɔ̃/ | merdassiez /mɛʁ.da.sje/ | merdassent /mɛʁ.das/ | |
(compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | merde /mɛʁd/ | — | merdons /mɛʁ.dɔ̃/ | merdez /mɛʁ.de/ | — | |
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:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). |
Further reading
- “merder”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Vilamovian
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
merder m (plural merdyn)
- murderer