monstrer

Latin

Verb

mōnstrer

first-person singular present passive subjunctive of mōnstro

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French monstrer, from Latin monstrō, monstrāre.

Verb

monstrer

to show

Conjugation

Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of monstrer

		simple			compound
infinitive		monstrer			avoir monstré
gerund		en monstrant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		monstrant
past participle		monstré
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (may be i' before a vowel)	tu	il	nous	vous	ilz, elles
simple tenses	present	monstre	monstres	monstre	monstrons	monstrez	monstrent
	imperfect	monstrois, monstroys	monstrois, monstroys	monstroit, monstroyt	monstrions, monstryons	monstriez, monstryez	monstroient, monstroyent
	past historic	monstra	monstras	monstra	monstrasmes	monstrastes	monstrerent
	future	monstrerai, monstreray	monstreras	monstrera	monstrerons	monstrerez	monstreront
	conditional	monstrerois, monstreroys	monstrerois, monstreroys	monstreroit, monstreroyt	monstrerions, monstreryons	monstreriez, monstreryez	monstreroient, monstreroyent
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 past historic 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 ie	que tu	qu'il	que nous	que vous	qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple tenses	present	monstre	monstres	monstre	monstrons	monstrez	monstrent
simple tenses	imperfect	monstrasse	monstrasses	monstrast	monstrassions	monstrassiez	monstrassent
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	–	nous	vous	–
imperative		—	monstre	—	monstrons	monstrez	—

Descendants

English: muster
French: montrer

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin mōnstrāre, present active infinitive of mōnstrō. This form was modified based on the Latin, while the forms mostrer, moustrer, etc. were directly inherited.

Verb

monstrer

to show (to make see, to make aware of)

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 monstrer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		monstrer			avoir monstré
gerund		en monstrant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		monstrant
past participle		monstré
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	monstre	monstres	monstre	monstrons	monstrez	monstrent
	imperfect	monstroie, monstreie, monstroe, monstreve	monstroies, monstreies, monstroes, monstreves	monstroit, monstreit, monstrot, monstreve	monstriiens, monstriens	monstriiez, monstriez	monstroient, monstreient, monstroent, monstrevent
	preterite	monstrai	monstras	monstra	monstrames	monstrastes	monstrerent
	future	monstrerai	monstreras	monstrera	monstrerons	monstreroiz, monstrereiz, monstrerez	monstreront
	conditional	monstreroie, monstrereie	monstreroies, monstrereies	monstreroit, monstrereit	monstreriiens, monstreriens	monstreriiez, monstreriez	monstreroient, monstrereient
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	monstre	monstres	monstre	monstrons	monstrez	monstrent
simple tenses	imperfect	monstrasse	monstrasses	monstrast	monstrissons, monstrissiens	monstrissoiz, monstrissez, monstrissiez	monstrassent
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		—	monstre	—	monstrons	monstrez	—

Descendants

Middle French: monstrer
- French: montrer
Walloon: mostrer

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