vient

Vient is the third-person singular present indicative form of the French verb venir, meaning "to come." The full verb venir originates from Latin venire and entered Old French as venir; it remains irregular and serves as the basis for related forms such as revenir (to come back) and devenir (to become). In addition to literal movement, venir features prominently in figurative expressions and idioms.

Common uses include physical movement toward a location, as in Le train vient de Paris (The train comes from Paris) or Elle vient du musée (She comes from the museum). The verb also appears in expressions that describe ideas or origins, such as Ce qui vient à l’esprit (what comes to mind). A frequent grammatical construction is venir de + infinitive, used to express a recent past action: Je viens de manger (I have just eaten).

Conjugation and grammar: venir is irregular. In the present tense, the forms are je viens, tu viens, il vient, nous venons, vous venez, ils viennent. The past participle is venu; compound tenses use être: il est venu, ils sont venus. The present participle is venant. The final t in vient is typically silent in standard speech.

Usage notes: venir forms the basis for many common phrases and idioms in French and contrasts with aller in the sense of near-future constructions (futur proche). It also serves as an anchor for expressions indicating origin or arrival and appears in numerous collocations across spoken and written French. See also venir (main entry) and related constructions such as venir de and venir à.