Meure

Meure is a form of the French verb mourir (to die) used in the present subjunctive. It is typically employed after the conjunction que to express wishes, doubts, possibilities, necessity, or hypothetical situations. In the present subjunctive, the singular forms include que je meure and que tu meures, as well as qu’il/elle meure. The plural forms are que nous mourions, que vous mouriez, and qu’ils/elles meurent.

In usage, meure appears primarily in formal, literary, or scripted language rather than in everyday spoken French. People are more likely to hear or read the indicative present meurs / meurre in ordinary conversation, but the subjunctive remains common in contexts requiring subjunctive mood, such as expressions of hope, fear, or necessity.

Etymologically, meure derives from the Latin morī, the verb from which mourir originates. The form retains the characteristic subjunctive endings and reflects the historical development of the verb in Romance languages. In modern French, the present subjunctive is less frequent in speech but remains a standard grammatical tool in writing and formal discourse.

Notes:

- The form meure appears in the phrases que je meure or qu’il meure, among others, with the pronoun me corresponding to the subject.

- It is important to distinguish meure from the indicative forms meurs (you die) and meurt (he/she dies), which belong to different moods and tenses.

See also: mourir, subjonctif présent, French verb conjugation.