amener

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French amener, from a- + mener (“to lead”), ultimately from Latin minārī (“to threaten”) (infinitive minārī).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.m(ə).ne/
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Verb

amener

  1. to bring (a person), take, fetch, give a lift, give a ride
    Je peux t’amener chez toi? ― Can I give you a lift home?
    Elle m’a amené en voiture à la gare. ― She gave me a lift to the station.
  2. to reel in (a fish)
  3. to lead

Conjugation

This verb is conjugated like parler, except the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-, as in the third-person singular present indicative il amène and the third-person singular future indicative il amènera.

Conjugation of amener (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple amener
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple amenant
/am.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle amené
/am.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present amène
/a.mɛn/		 amènes
/a.mɛn/		 amène
/a.mɛn/		 amenons
/am.nɔ̃/		 amenez
/am.ne/		 amènent
/a.mɛn/
imperfect amenais
/am.nɛ/		 amenais
/am.nɛ/		 amenait
/am.nɛ/		 amenions
/a.mə.njɔ̃/		 ameniez
/a.mə.nje/		 amenaient
/am.nɛ/
past historic2 amenai
/am.ne/		 amenas
/am.na/		 amena
/am.na/		 amenâmes
/am.nam/		 amenâtes
/am.nat/		 amenèrent
/am.nɛʁ/
future amènerai
/a.mɛn.ʁe/		 amèneras
/a.mɛn.ʁa/		 amènera
/a.mɛn.ʁa/		 amènerons
/a.mɛn.ʁɔ̃/		 amènerez
/a.mɛn.ʁe/		 amèneront
/a.mɛn.ʁɔ̃/
conditional amènerais
/a.mɛn.ʁɛ/		 amènerais
/a.mɛn.ʁɛ/		 amènerait
/a.mɛn.ʁɛ/		 amènerions
/a.mɛ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /a.me.nə.ʁjɔ̃/		 amèneriez
/a.mɛ.nə.ʁje/ or /a.me.nə.ʁje/		 amèneraient
/a.mɛn.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present amène
/a.mɛn/		 amènes
/a.mɛn/		 amène
/a.mɛn/		 amenions
/a.mə.njɔ̃/		 ameniez
/a.mə.nje/		 amènent
/a.mɛn/
imperfect2 amenasse
/am.nas/		 amenasses
/am.nas/		 amenât
/am.na/		 amenassions
/am.na.sjɔ̃/		 amenassiez
/am.na.sje/		 amenassent
/am.nas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — amène
/a.mɛn/		 — amenons
/am.nɔ̃/		 amenez
/am.ne/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

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Alternative forms

Noun

amener n

  1. indefinite plural of amen

Old French

Verb

amener

  1. to bring
    • 12th Century, Unknown, Raoul de Cambrai:
      On li amaine .i. bon courant destrier
      They brought him a good, fast warhorse

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. It has two stems, a unstressed one in -men- that appears in most forms and a stressed one in -mein- (also -main-) that appears in parts of the present indicative, subjunctive and imperative. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of amener (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive amener avoir amené
gerund en amenant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle amenant
past participle amené
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present amein, amain ameines, amaines ameine, amaine amenons amenez ameinent, amainent
imperfect amenoie, ameneie, amenoe, ameneve amenoies, ameneies, amenoes, ameneves amenoit, ameneit, amenot, ameneve ameniiens, ameniens ameniiez, ameniez amenoient, ameneient, amenoent, amenevent
preterite amenai amenas amena amenames amenastes amenerent
future amenerai ameneras amenera amenerons ameneroiz, amenereiz, amenerez ameneront
conditional ameneroie, amenereie ameneroies, amenereies ameneroit, amenereit ameneriiens, ameneriens ameneriiez, ameneriez ameneroient, amenereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present amein, amain ameins, amains ameint, amaint amenons amenez ameinent, amainent
imperfect amenasse amenasses amenast amenissons, amenissiens amenissoiz, amenissez, amenissiez amenassent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— ameine, amaine — amenons amenez —

Synonyms

Descendants
  • French: amener
  • Norman: emm'ner
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