Séjourne

Séjourne is the third-person singular present tense form of the French verb séjourner, meaning to stay or to reside temporarily. It indicates that a subject currently remains in a place. As with other -er verbs, it appears in standard present tense conjugation with the stem séjourn-: je séjourne, tu séjournes, il séjourne, nous séjournons, vous séjournez, ils séjournent.

Origin and use: Séjourner is derived from the noun séjour, meaning a stay or residence. The form séjourne preserves the accent and pronunciation of the infinitive, and is used in everyday French to describe current or ongoing stays. In narrative or reportorial contexts, it can describe travel, lodging, or temporary residence: il séjourne en France, elle séjourne chez des amis, or l’équipe séjourne à l’hôtel.

Examples: Il séjourne à Paris pour quelques jours. L’artiste séjourne dans une petite villa du littoral. The sentence structure mirrors other present-tense verbs, with sujet + séjourne to denote a current stay.

Grammatical notes: Séjourne is a verbal form and not a standalone noun. The related noun séjour refers to the act or period of staying, while séjourner is the infinitive form meaning to stay. Learners should distinguish between the noun séjour and the verb forms derived from it, such as séjourne, séjournes, séjourne, et cetera.