amener

French

Etymology

à (“to”) +‎ mener (“to lead”), or the analogous Latin compound.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /am.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 mostly like the regular -er verbs (parler and chanter and so on), but the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-. For example, in the third-person singular present indicative, we have il amène rather than *il amene. Other verbs conjugated this way include lever and mener. Related but distinct conjugations include those of appeler and préférer.

Conjugation of amener (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle amenant
/am.nɑ̃/
past participle amené
/am.ne/
infinitive
simple amener
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple amenant
/am.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle 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/		 amèneriez
/a.mɛ.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 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Anagrams

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 Use the gerund of avoir followed by the 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 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 amein, amain ameins, amains ameint, amaint amenons amenez ameinent, amainent
imperfect amenasse amenasses amenast amenissons, amenissiens amenissoiz, amenissez, amenissiez amenassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— ameine, amaine — amenons amenez —

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