ramener

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French

Etymology

From re- +‎ amener.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁa.m(ə).ne/
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Verb

ramener

  1. (transitive) to take back, bring back, restore
  2. (transitive) to draw, pull (back)
  3. (reflexive) to come down, be reduced (à to)
  4. (reflexive, informal) to roll up, to get one's butt somewhere
    Synonym: débarquer
    Il s’est ramené sans prévenir. ― He turned up with no warning.
    Ramène-toi ! ― Get yourself over here!

Conjugation

This verb is conjugated like parler, except the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-, as in the third-person singular present indicative il ramène and the third-person singular future indicative il ramènera.

Conjugation of ramener (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple ramener
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple ramenant
/ʁam.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle ramené
/ʁam.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present ramène
/ʁa.mɛn/ 		ramènes
/ʁa.mɛn/ 		ramène
/ʁa.mɛn/ 		ramenons
/ʁam.nɔ̃/ 		ramenez
/ʁam.ne/ 		ramènent
/ʁa.mɛn/
imperfect ramenais
/ʁam.nɛ/ 		ramenais
/ʁam.nɛ/ 		ramenait
/ʁam.nɛ/ 		ramenions
/ʁa.mə.njɔ̃/ 		rameniez
/ʁa.mə.nje/ 		ramenaient
/ʁam.nɛ/
past historic2 ramenai
/ʁam.ne/ 		ramenas
/ʁam.na/ 		ramena
/ʁam.na/ 		ramenâmes
/ʁam.nam/ 		ramenâtes
/ʁam.nat/ 		ramenèrent
/ʁam.nɛʁ/
future ramènerai
/ʁa.mɛn.ʁe/ 		ramèneras
/ʁa.mɛn.ʁa/ 		ramènera
/ʁa.mɛn.ʁa/ 		ramènerons
/ʁa.mɛn.ʁɔ̃/ 		ramènerez
/ʁa.mɛn.ʁe/ 		ramèneront
/ʁa.mɛn.ʁɔ̃/
conditional ramènerais
/ʁa.mɛn.ʁɛ/ 		ramènerais
/ʁa.mɛn.ʁɛ/ 		ramènerait
/ʁa.mɛn.ʁɛ/ 		ramènerions
/ʁa.mɛ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ʁa.me.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		ramèneriez
/ʁa.mɛ.nə.ʁje/ or /ʁa.me.nə.ʁje/ 		ramèneraient
/ʁa.mɛn.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present ramène
/ʁa.mɛn/ 		ramènes
/ʁa.mɛn/ 		ramène
/ʁa.mɛn/ 		ramenions
/ʁa.mə.njɔ̃/ 		rameniez
/ʁa.mə.nje/ 		ramènent
/ʁa.mɛn/
imperfect2 ramenasse
/ʁam.nas/ 		ramenasses
/ʁam.nas/ 		ramenât
/ʁam.na/ 		ramenassions
/ʁam.na.sjɔ̃/ 		ramenassiez
/ʁam.na.sje/ 		ramenassent
/ʁam.nas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — ramène
/ʁa.mɛn/ 		— ramenons
/ʁam.nɔ̃/ 		ramenez
/ʁam.ne/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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