Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb muer
Introduction to the verb muer
The English translation of muer is “to molt” or “to shed.”
The infinitive form of muer is pronounced as “mwee-yeh.”
Muer comes from the Latin word “mūtāre,” meaning “to change.” It is most commonly used in everyday French to describe the shedding or changing of skin, fur, feathers, or other outer coverings of animals.
3 simple examples of muer in everyday French:
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Mon chat mordille ses poils car il est en train de muer. (My cat is chewing on his fur because he’s molting.)
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Les serpents muent plusieurs fois par an. (Snakes molt several times a year.)
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Les oiseaux muent avant l’arrivée de l’hiver pour avoir un plumage plus épais. (Birds molt before winter arrives to have a thicker coat of feathers.)
Muer – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of muer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | mue | Je mue tous les ans. | I molt every year. |
tu | mues | Tu mues tes cheveux. | You shed your hair. |
il | mue | Il mue en silence. | He moults in silence. |
elle | mue | Elle mue ses plumes. | She sheds her feathers. |
on | mue | On mue pour grandir. | One moults to grow. |
nous | muons | Nous muons en même temps. | We all moult at the same time. |
vous | muez | Vous muez beaucoup. | You moult a lot. |
ils | muent | Ils muent en automne. | They moult in the autumn. |
elles | muent | Elles muent leur peau. | They shed their skin. |
Other Conjugations for Muer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb muer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb muer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb muer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb muer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb muer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb muer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb muer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb muer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb muer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb muer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb muer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb muer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb muer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb muer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb muer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb muer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb muer
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