promener

Promener is a French verb meaning to take someone or something for a walk, or to stroll. It is used transitively, as in promener le chien (to walk the dog), and is also used in the pronominal form se promener to describe the act of strolling. Common contexts include walking a pet, taking a leisurely walk, or moving through a space on foot, such as a park or along a waterfront.

Conjugation and forms: Promener is a regular -er verb with a spelling change in several present-tense forms. In the present tense the forms are: je promène, tu promènes, il promène, nous promenons, vous promenez, ils promènent. The past participle used with avoir is promené; in the reflexive form it uses être: je me suis promené(e). Other tenses follow standard -er conjugation patterns, with accents where required: imperfect je promenais, future je promènerai, conditional je promènerais, and the subjunctive que je promène. The gerund is en promenant.

Usage notes: The verb is common in everyday speech. When used reflexively, se promener emphasizes the activity of walking itself, often with a location statement: se promener dans le parc, se promener le long de la plage. The related noun promenade, meaning a walk or stroll, is derived from the same root and is widely used to refer to a public place or an occasion for strolling.

See also: promenade (noun), promeneur / promeneuse. Promener is an essential example of a regular -er verb with notable orthographic alternations in its present-tense forms.