Level: A1-A2 (Beginner)
Lesson written by French teacher David Issokson for students who want to learn French online, with audio recorded by Marie Assel Cambier, a professional voice artist and native French speaker.
The French Word of the Day is apporter, meaning “to bring”. This verb has caused a lot of confusion among my students, especially because apporter is only used when you’re bringing an object. While this lesson explains five key usages of apporter, future lessons will cover the other related verbs.
✅ Meaning
✅ Pronunciation
✅ Example sentences
✅ Related Words & Expressions
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📘 Apporter meaning
Apporter is a French verb meaning “to bring” — specifically when you’re bringing an object to someone or to a place. It’s used for things you can carry, not people or animals. (For people or animals, the correct verb is amener.) Beyond bringing something, apporter can also mean “to provide,” “to contribute,” or “to bring about” a result, like advantages, help, or benefits. You’ll hear apporter both in concrete situations (bringing food, a gift, documents) and in more abstract ones (bringing support, good news, or change).
🎧 How to pronounce apporter in French
The pronunciation of apporter is /apɔʀte/, which sounds like “ah-por-tay.”
📝 Apporter example sentences & usages
1️⃣ Bringing a physical object to a place
J’apporte une bouteille de vin pour la soirée.
I’m bringing a bottle of wine for the party.
2️⃣ Delivering something
Le livreur apporte les pizzas très rapidement.
The delivery man delivers the pizzas very quickly.
3️⃣ Bringing news or a message
Cette lettre apporte une bonne nouvelle.
This letter brings good news.
4️⃣ Providing or contributing something
Ce changement apporte beaucoup d’avantages à l’équipe.
This change brings many advantages to the team.
5️⃣ Bringing support or help
Ton message m’a apporté du courage.
Your message gave me courage.
The word courage (courage, bravery) comes up all the time in French, especially in the expression “Bon courage !” (good luck). See also:
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📊 Apporter conjugation
Here’s the basic apporter conjugation in the present tense. Apporter is a regular ER verb. Hence, its conjugation patterns are the same as parler (to speak).
- J’apporte — I bring / I’m bringing
- Tu apportes — You bring / You’re bringing (informal)
- Il / Elle apporte — He / She brings / is bringing
- Nous apportons — We bring / We’re bringing
- Vous apportez — You bring / You’re bringing (formal/plural)
- Ils / Elles apportent — They bring / They’re bringing
See also:
👉 Apporter conjugation in French (all tenses) »
👉 Regular ER verbs »
👉 Parler conjugation chart (with Marie’s audio) »
🔗 Related words and expressions
- amener — to bring (a person or animal)
- emporter — to take something away
- emmener — to take someone away
- apporter une caution — to support, to vouch for
- apporter son soutien — to lend support
- apporter une solution — to provide a solution
- apporter des preuves — to bring/provide evidence
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