amèner

Amèner is a French verb form that functions as the stem used to conjugate the verb amener in certain tenses. It is not an independent infinitive form, but rather the base for the future and conditional endings on amener, and it also appears in related verbs with similar patterns.

In the present tense, amener is conjugated as amène, amènes, amène, amenons, amenez, amènent. The form amèner is used to form the future and conditional tenses, where the endings attach to the stem amèner-. For example, the future indicative forms are j’amènerai, tu amèneras, il amènera, nous amènerons, vous amènerez, ils amèneront. The present conditional forms are j’amènerais, tu amènerais, il amènerait, nous amènerions, vous amèneriez, ils amèneraient.

Phonologically, the accent on è in amèner helps preserve the open e sound before the added endings. This orthographic change is characteristic of several French -er verbs whose stems shift in the future and conditional. The pattern is closely related to other verbs in the same family, such as emmener, which uses the stem emmèner- in the same tenses.

Usage notes: amener means “to bring (a person) to a place,” and it takes a direct object referring to a person. The future/conditional stem amèner- is shared by amener and its close relatives in the same conjugation group, with spelling reflecting pronunciation rather than a change in meaning.

Examples: Nous amènerons les invités demain. Je l’amènerais avec moi si je le pouvais.