mourez

Mourez is the second-person plural present tense form of the French verb mourir, meaning "you die." It is also the imperative form used to address a group, as in "Mourez!" which can be translated as "Die!" in English and is primarily found in literary, religious, or dramatic contexts rather than everyday speech.

The verb mourir is irregular and its present tense forms do not follow a regular -ir pattern. The present tense paradigm is: je meurs, tu meurs, il meurt, nous mourons, vous mourez, ils meurent. The root and spelling reflect the historical relationship to the Latin morī and mort-, and the conjugation shows notable variation across persons.

Usage and frequency: In modern French, mourez as a present-tense form is common only as part of the standard conjugation for vous in the present tense (vous mourez) or as the imperative "Mourez!" in specialized or archaic contexts. In everyday language, speakers are unlikely to use the imperative form except for stylistic or rhetorical effect, and the present indicative vous mourez is rarely a focal clause outside literature or biblical translations.

See also: mourir, conjugation of mourir, irregular French verbs. This entry notes mourez primarily as a grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical item.