mirer
French
Etymology
From Old French mirer, from Latin mīrārī (“marvel at”). Compare Spanish mirar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.ʁe/
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Verb
mirer
- (literary or dated) to watch intensely, to stare
Conjugation
Conjugation of mirer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive | simple | mirer | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle or gerund1 | simple | mirant /mi.ʁɑ̃/ | |||||
compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
past participle | miré /mi.ʁe/ | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | mire /miʁ/ | mires /miʁ/ | mire /miʁ/ | mirons /mi.ʁɔ̃/ | mirez /mi.ʁe/ | mirent /miʁ/ |
imperfect | mirais /mi.ʁɛ/ | mirais /mi.ʁɛ/ | mirait /mi.ʁɛ/ | mirions /mi.ʁjɔ̃/ | miriez /mi.ʁje/ | miraient /mi.ʁɛ/ | |
past historic2 | mirai /mi.ʁe/ | miras /mi.ʁa/ | mira /mi.ʁa/ | mirâmes /mi.ʁam/ | mirâtes /mi.ʁat/ | mirèrent /mi.ʁɛʁ/ | |
future | mirerai /mi.ʁə.ʁe/ | mireras /mi.ʁə.ʁa/ | mirera /mi.ʁə.ʁa/ | mirerons /mi.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ | mirerez /mi.ʁə.ʁe/ | mireront /mi.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ | |
conditional | mirerais /mi.ʁə.ʁɛ/ | mirerais /mi.ʁə.ʁɛ/ | mirerait /mi.ʁə.ʁɛ/ | mirerions /mi.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ | mireriez /mi.ʁə.ʁje/ | mireraient /mi.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 | mire /miʁ/ | mires /miʁ/ | mire /miʁ/ | mirions /mi.ʁjɔ̃/ | miriez /mi.ʁje/ | mirent /miʁ/ |
imperfect2 | mirasse /mi.ʁas/ | mirasses /mi.ʁas/ | mirât /mi.ʁa/ | mirassions /mi.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ | mirassiez /mi.ʁa.sje/ | mirassent /mi.ʁas/ | |
(compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | mire /miʁ/ | — | mirons /mi.ʁɔ̃/ | mirez /mi.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:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). |
Derived terms
- mirage
Related terms
- miroir
Further reading
- “mirer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- rimer
Ladin
Etymology
Inherited from Latin mīrārī (“marvel at”).
Verb
mirer
- to aim
- to admire
Conjugation
- Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of mirer (first conjugation)
infinitive | mirer, miré | |||||
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auxiliary verb | avei | gerund | miran | |||
past participle | miré | |||||
person | singular | plural | ||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | |
indicative | ie | tu | el / ela | nos | vos | ei / eles |
present | mire, mireie | mires, mireies | mira, mireia, mirea | miron | mireis | mira, mireia |
imperfect | mirove | miroves | mirova | mirovan | mirovais | mirova |
future | miraré | miraras | mirarà | miraron | mirareis | mirarà |
subjunctive | che ie | che tu | che el / ela | che nos | che vos | che ei / eles |
present | mire, mireie | mires, mireies | mire, mireie | miron | mireis | mire |
imperfect | mirasse | mirasses | mirassa | mirassan | mirassais | mirassa |
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – |
— | mira, mireia | — | miron | mirede | — |
Latin
Verb
mīrer
- first-person singular present active subjunctive of mīror
Old French
Etymology
Inherited from Latin mīrārī (“marvel at”). Compare Spanish mirar.
Verb
mirer
- to look at; to watch
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 mirer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | mirer | avoir miré | |||||
gerund | en mirant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | mirant | ||||||
past participle | miré | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses | present | mir | mires | mire | mirons | mirez | mirent |
imperfect | miroie, mireie, miroe, mireve | miroies, mireies, miroes, mireves | miroit, mireit, mirot, mireve | miriiens, miriens | miriiez, miriez | miroient, mireient, miroent, mirevent | |
preterite | mirai | miras | mira | mirames | mirastes | mirerent | |
future | mirerai | mireras | mirera | mirerons | mireroiz, mirereiz, mirerez | mireront | |
conditional | mireroie, mirereie | mireroies, mirereies | mireroit, mirereit | mireriiens, mireriens | mireriiez, mireriez | mireroient, mirereient | |
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 preterite 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 jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses | present | mir | mirs | mirt | mirons | mirez | mirent |
imperfect | mirasse | mirasses | mirast | mirissons, mirissiens | mirissoiz, mirissez, mirissiez | mirassent | |
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 | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | mire | — | mirons | mirez | — |
Synonyms
- esguarder
- reguarder
- espier
Descendants
- French: mirer