Séjournons

Séjournons is the first-person plural present indicative form of the French verb séjourner, meaning to stay or reside temporarily. In everyday use, it denotes that a group of people currently stays somewhere, as in Nous séjournons dans un hôtel pendant une semaine. It can also function hortatively, as an exhortation inviting action, for example Séjournons ici jusqu’à ce que le temps s’améliore.

The verb séjourner is formed from the noun séjour, which means a stay or residence. The noun itself comes from Old French and provides the basis for the verb’s conjugation. Regular verb endings apply, with the present tense forms including je séjourne, nous séjournons, vous séjournez, etc. The present participle is séjournant, and other tenses are formed by standard patterns of French verb conjugation. The past participle is séjourné, used with auxiliary avoir in the passé composé (j’ai séjourné, nous avons séjourné).

Usage of séjourner commonly occurs in travel writing, hospitality contexts, and everyday description of temporary residence. It can appear in both neutral narration and literary or formal prose, where it conveys the act of staying for a period rather than permanent residence. The form séjournons, in particular, is notable for its dual role as a simple present tense and as an exhortative construction that invites a collective action.