manovrer

See also: manövrer

Old French

Etymology

Vulgar Latin *manuopero, from Latin manu (“by hand”) + operaror (“to work”)

Verb

manovrer

to work, especially manual work
to make; to create
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Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Conjugation of manovrer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		manovrer			avoir manovré
gerund		en manovrant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		manovrant
past participle		manovré
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	manovre	manovres	manovre	manovrons	manovrez	manovrent
	imperfect	manovroie, manovreie, manovroe, manovreve	manovroies, manovreies, manovroes, manovreves	manovroit, manovreit, manovrot, manovreve	manovriiens, manovriens	manovriiez, manovriez	manovroient, manovreient, manovroent, manovrevent
	preterite	manovrai	manovras	manovra	manovrames	manovrastes	manovrerent
	future	manovrerai	manovreras	manovrera	manovrerons	manovreroiz, manovrereiz, manovrerez	manovreront
	conditional	manovreroie, manovrereie	manovreroies, manovrereies	manovreroit, manovrereit	manovreriiens, manovreriens	manovreriiez, manovreriez	manovreroient, manovrereient
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	manovre	manovres	manovre	manovrons	manovrez	manovrent
simple tenses	imperfect	manovrasse	manovrasses	manovrast	manovrissons, manovrissiens	manovrissoiz, manovrissez, manovrissiez	manovrassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	manovre	—	manovrons	manovrez	—

Descendants

English: manoeuvre (borrowed)
French: manœuvrer

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