Sortir means to get out of something physically or in an abstract way i.e exiting a place to enter another one. Je vais sortir ce week-end- I am going out this weekend OR Je sors de la maison – I’m going out of the house (i.e To leave it). Je sors le chien- I’m taking the dog out. Partir means the idea to leave a place or an entity with the intention to goįorum>Topic: French>Comparing Sortir, Partir, Qui…Ĭomparing Sortir, Partir, Quitter and Laisser.AliaHijazi154 Sortir means to get out of something physically or in an abstract way i.e exiting a place to enter another one. When used with a preposition de/pour = to get out of/for a place e.g. Je vais sortir ce week-end- I am going out this weekend OR Je sors de la maison - I'm going out of the house (i.e To leave it). Sortir + a direct object means -To take something out e.g. Je sors le chien- I'm taking the dog out. Partir means the idea to leave a place or an entity with the intention to go somewhere- a destination, it also means departing. It cannot be followed by a direct object, but its followed by a preposition with an indefinite object( i.e. It's always followed by a preposition, if it's a place use de/pour= of/for e.g.Je pars de Paris- I leave from Paris OR Je pars en voyage- I am leaving on a trip. You can use partir alone to mean to leave. partir à + infinitive means 'to start' (doing something, usually suddenly): As in, Il est parti à pleurer (He started crying, burst into tears) or Je suis parti à rire (I started laughing, burst into laughter). Colloquially used in Partir en vacances- to go on holiday. Quitter means to leave someplace/someone finally.It’s used with direct object to mean to leave ( break up with) e.g. Je quitte mon mari =I am breaking up (leaving) with my husband, OR quitter un travail – leave finally (quit) a job. Laisser means to leave something or someone behind intentionally or unintentionally. Hence it cannot be used on its own, hence it needs a direct object to complete it, same as quitter e.g. J’ai laisse mon sac chez Lui- I left my bag at Lui’s house.
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