durer

French

Etymology

    Inherited from Old French durer, from Latin dūrāre.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /dy.ʁe/
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    Verb

    durer

    1. to last (for)
      Un match de football dure 90 minutes.
      A football match lasts 90 minutes.
      Cette formation de King Crimson n'a guère duré plus longtemps que les précédentes.
      This lineup of King Crimson barely lasted longer than the previous ones.
      L'expérience étrange a duré quelques secondes après quoi il est parti sans rien dire.
      The strange experience lasted for a few seconds, after which he left without saying anything.

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of durer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
    infinitive simple durer
    compound avoir + past participle
    present participle or gerund1 simple durant
    /dy.ʁɑ̃/
    compound ayant + past participle
    past participle duré
    /dy.ʁe/
    singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
    (simple
    tenses)         		present dure
    /dyʁ/     		dures
    /dyʁ/     		dure
    /dyʁ/     		durons
    /dy.ʁɔ̃/     		durez
    /dy.ʁe/     		durent
    /dyʁ/
    imperfect durais
    /dy.ʁɛ/     		durais
    /dy.ʁɛ/     		durait
    /dy.ʁɛ/     		durions
    /dy.ʁjɔ̃/     		duriez
    /dy.ʁje/     		duraient
    /dy.ʁɛ/
    past historic2 durai
    /dy.ʁe/     		duras
    /dy.ʁa/     		dura
    /dy.ʁa/     		durâmes
    /dy.ʁam/     		durâtes
    /dy.ʁat/     		durèrent
    /dy.ʁɛʁ/
    future durerai
    /dy.ʁə.ʁe/     		dureras
    /dy.ʁə.ʁa/     		durera
    /dy.ʁə.ʁa/     		durerons
    /dy.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/     		durerez
    /dy.ʁə.ʁe/     		dureront
    /dy.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/
    conditional durerais
    /dy.ʁə.ʁɛ/     		durerais
    /dy.ʁə.ʁɛ/     		durerait
    /dy.ʁə.ʁɛ/     		durerions
    /dy.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/     		dureriez
    /dy.ʁə.ʁje/     		dureraient
    /dy.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 dure
    /dyʁ/     		dures
    /dyʁ/     		dure
    /dyʁ/     		durions
    /dy.ʁjɔ̃/     		duriez
    /dy.ʁje/     		durent
    /dyʁ/
    imperfect2 durasse
    /dy.ʁas/     		durasses
    /dy.ʁas/     		durât
    /dy.ʁa/     		durassions
    /dy.ʁa.sjɔ̃/     		durassiez
    /dy.ʁa.sje/     		durassent
    /dy.ʁas/
    (compound
    tenses)         		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    imperative – tu – nous vous –
    simple — dure
    /dyʁ/     		— durons
    /dy.ʁɔ̃/     		durez
    /dy.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 [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

    Descendants

    • → Romanian: dura

    Further reading

    Latin

    Verb

    dūrer

    1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of dūrō

    Old French

    Etymology

      Inherited from Latin dūrāre.

      Verb

      durer

      1. to last (for)

      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 durer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
      simple compound
      infinitive durer avoir duré
      gerund en durant gerund of avoir + past participle
      present participle durant
      past participle duré
      person singular plural
      first second third first second third
      indicative jo tu il nos vos il
      simple
      tenses       		present dur dures dure durons durez durent
      imperfect duroie, dureie, duroe, dureve duroies, dureies, duroes, dureves duroit, dureit, durot, dureve duriiens, duriens duriiez, duriez duroient, dureient, duroent, durevent
      preterite durai duras dura durames durastes durerent
      future durerai dureras durera durerons dureroiz, durereiz, durerez dureront
      conditional dureroie, durereie dureroies, durereies dureroit, durereit dureriiens, dureriens dureriiez, dureriez dureroient, durereient
      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 dur durs durt durons durez durent
      imperfect durasse durasses durast durissons, durissiens durissoiz, durissez, durissiez durassent
      compound
      tenses       		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
      pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
      imperative – tu – nos vos –
      — dure — durons durez —

      Derived terms

      • adurer

      Descendants

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