amener

French

Etymology

à (“to”) +‎ mener (“to lead”), or the analogous (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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

Related terms

• amenage
• mener
• ramener
• emmener
• emporter
• apporter

Further reading

• “amener”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• émaner
• mènera
• ramené, ramène

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Old French

Verb

amener

1. to bring
   • 12^th 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

• aporter

Descendants

• French: amener
• Norman: emm'ner