French Conversation · Level 25
90 words
French word
apporter
Pronunciation
IPA/apɔʁte/
Meaning
- verbbring
Example
Peux-tu apporter le vin demain ?
Can you bring the wine tomorrow?
More examples
Peux-tu apporter des crayons pour le dessin ?
Could you bring some pencils to draw with?
Je vais apporter un cadeau à la fête.
I am going to bring a gift to the party.
Core concept
An object leaves one place in someone's hands and arrives at the person or place meant to receive it.
Common phrases
apporter quelque chose
bring something
apporter un cadeau
bring a gift
apporter de l'aide
bring help
Similar words
amener: Bring a person or animal to a particular place.
emmener: Take a person or animal from one place to another.
emporter: Take an object away from one place to another.
porter: Carry an object by hand or on the shoulder.
Definition in French
Apporter signifie prendre un objet dans un endroit et le porter jusqu'à la personne ou au lieu qui doit le recevoir.
Word origin
French apporter comes from Latin apportare, formed from ad meaning 'to' and portare meaning 'to carry', through Old French.
Usage tips
- Apporter takes a direct object, as in apporter le vin, and a recipient is introduced with à, as in apporter le vin à Marie.