Did the taxi driver stay at the hotel with them? I thought amener meant to take someone someplace and leave them there whereas emmener meant to stay

Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Did the taxi driver stay at the hotel with them? I thought amener meant to take someone someplace and leave them there whereas emmener meant to stay

whereas emmener meant to take them and remain there with them.

This question relates to:French writing exercise "A romantic weekend away"

Asked 6 years ago

Nicholas W.C1Kwiziq community member

Hi Ann. One year late perhaps, but I´ve struggled with this too. My understanding is that amener is to *bring* someone to somewhere, whereas emmener is to *take* someone somewhere.

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Ann H. asked:

Did the taxi driver stay at the hotel with them? I thought amener meant to take someone someplace and leave them there whereas emmener meant to stay

whereas emmener meant to take them and remain there with them.

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