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 (mon, ma, mes)
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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