mener

/mə.ne/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
mène
past
a mené
perfect
mené

Meaning

  1. to lead

    • Ce chemin mène directement à la plage.

      This path leads directly to the beach.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

ouvrir la marche

mener is the general word "to lead"; ouvrir la marche means "to lead the way," literally "to open the march" — a more specific idiom.

Practice

1 What does mener mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ce chemin ___ directement à la plage.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mener?

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