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je mourais

was dying

→ mourir
mour die + ais imperfect tense, je/tu
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #33,256
was dying Imperfect tense; can also mean “used to be dying / would be dying” depending on context.
FR: Je mourais de soif après la randonnée.
EN: I was dying of thirst after the hike.
Conjugation of mourir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First mourais —
Second mourais —
Third mourait mouraient

Je mourais d'envie de l'embrasser.

I was dying to kiss him.

Je mourais de faim.

I was starving.

Je mourais de faim !

I was starving!

— Le Château dans le ciel (1986)

Que ferais-tu si je mourais ?

What would you do if I died?

— Cours, Lola, cours (1998)

Si tu mourais, qu'adviendrait-il de ta famille ?

If you died, what would happen to your family?

Je mourais, j'étais encore plus mort qu'avant.

I was dying; I was even deader than before.

— Amours chiennes (2000)

On me chassait sans arrêt, parce que je ne mourais pas.

They kept hunting me down because I didn't die.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Et si je mourais, qu'adviendrait-il de toi ?

And if I died, what would become of you?

— La Femme de ménage (2025)