jeure

Catalan

Alternative forms

jaure (Western)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan jaure, from a pre-literary */ˈd͡ʒad͡z(e)re/, from Vulgar Latin *iacĕre, from Latin iacēre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʒɛw.ɾə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈd͡ʒew.ɾe]
Audio (Catalonia): (file)

Verb

jeure (first-person singular present jec or jac, first-person singular preterite jaguí, past participle jagut); root stress: (Central, Balearic) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/

(intransitive) (somebody) to lie down, as in preparation for sleep or sexual relations
jeure amb algú ― to have sexual intercourse with somebody (literally, “to lie with somebody”)
(intransitive) (somebody) to be lying down
jeure a la palla ― to be unaware of a danger or deception (literally, “to lie on the straw”)
(intransitive) (a corpse) to lie in the tomb

Conjugation

Conjugation of jeure (second conjugation, irregular, with velar infix)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			jeure
gerund			jaient
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		jagut		jaguda
		plural		jaguts		jagudes
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	jec, jac	jeus, jaus	jeu, jau	jaiem	jaieu	jeuen, jauen
	imperfect	jeia	jeies	jeia	jèiem	jèieu	jeien
	future	jauré	jauràs	jaurà	jaurem	jaureu	jauran
	preterite	jaguí	jagueres	jagué	jaguérem	jaguéreu	jagueren
	conditional	jauria	jauries	jauria	jauríem	jauríeu	jaurien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	jegui	jeguis	jegui	jaguem	jagueu	jeguin
	imperfect	jagués	jaguessis	jagués	jaguéssim	jaguéssiu	jaguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	jeu, jau	jegui	jaguem	jaieu	jeguin
	negative (no)	—	no jeguis	no jegui	no jaguem	no jagueu	no jeguin

Derived terms

ajeure

Related terms

jaciment