viennent

This is the 630th most frequent French word.


viennent

"Viennent" means "come" (third person plural of "venir").


Here, 'viennent' is used as the present tense of the verb 'venir' to indicate the origin or emergence of something.

Les idées nouvelles viennent rarement facilement.

New ideas rarely come easily.


In this example, 'viennent' is used to express the point of origin of something in the present tense.

D'où viennent ces fleurs magnifiques?

Where do these beautiful flowers come from?


In this sentence, 'viennent' is used in the phrase 'viennent de' which represents the recent past tense, indicating something that just happened.

Ils viennent de partir à l'école.

They just left for school.