Breakdown of J'emmène mon frère vers le supermarché avec une liste et un panier.
je
I
un
a / an (masculine)
et
and
avec
with
le frère
the brother
le supermarché
the supermarket
mon
my
emmener
to take (someone)
vers
towards
la liste
the list
le panier
the basket
Questions & Answers about J'emmène mon frère vers le supermarché avec une liste et un panier.
Why does emmène have a grave accent (è) if its infinitive form is emmener?
This belongs to the group of stem-changing verbs you are studying! For verbs like emmener and acheter, the silent e in the stem changes to è whenever the ending is also silent, like the -e in j'emmène. This makes it easier to pronounce. If the ending makes a sound, like in nous emmenons, it stays a regular e.
Why use emmener to say "I take" instead of prendre?
While prendre means "to take" a physical object (like a book) or transport (like a bus), you cannot use it for guiding a person somewhere. Because you are taking a person (your brother) along with you, you must use emmener.
Could I say au supermarché instead of vers le supermarché?
How do I pronounce the word panier?
The -er at the end of panier (basket) is pronounced exactly like the ending of a regular -er infinitive verb (like parler). It makes an "ay" sound, so the word sounds like "pah-nyay". The "r" is completely silent.
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