amener vs emmener

Owen H.B1Kwiziq community member

amener vs emmener

In the sentence "C'est la dernière fois que je t'amène avec moi !" Would "emmener" (= to take a person) be a better choice of verb?

This question relates to:French lesson "Dernier = final/previous (French Adjectives that change meaning according to position)"

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CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Owen,

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Bonne journée !

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Amener and emmener have a subtle distinction in French which has to do with the place the speaker focuses on: amener focuses on the destination, whereas emmener focuses on the place of origin. Amener also often implies that one leaves the other person at the destination.

That said, in colloquial everyday French, these distinctions are often lost and amener is used for all cases.

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Owen H. asked:

amener vs emmener

In the sentence "C'est la dernière fois que je t'amène avec moi !" Would "emmener" (= to take a person) be a better choice of verb?

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