accompagnes

Accompagnes is the second-person singular present indicative form of the French verb accompagner, meaning “you accompany.” It is used when the subject is the informal pronoun tu. As a verb form, it appears in sentences where the subject is performing the action of accompanying someone or something, for example: Tu accompagnes ton ami au cinéma.

As a verb form, accompagnes does not function as a standalone noun. It is one of many inflected forms of accompagner, which is used similarly across Romance languages. In French, related forms include accompagne, accompagnez (plural or formal you), accompagnons (let us accompany), and the past participle accompagné. The noun forms related to accompaniment include accompagnement (the act of accompanying or the accompaniment itself) and the agents or persons who accompany, such as accompagnant or accompagnante.

Etymology and cognates: The French verb accompagner comes from Old French acompaner and is related to similar verbs in other Romance languages, such as Italian accompagnare and Spanish acompañar. These terms share a common concept of being with someone or something to provide company or support.

Usage notes: In French, different person and tense forms of accompagner are used to indicate who is accompanying whom and when. In English-language contexts, the exact word “accompagnes” is not used; the corresponding translation for the second-person singular is “you accompany.”

See also: accompagner, accompagnement, accompagnant, accompagnatrice.