/paʁtiʁ/
Translation
to leave, to go
Word origin
From Latin partire ('to divide, share'); the modern sense 'to leave' developed from 'to part, separate oneself'. The English 'part' and 'depart' share this root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- partire
- English cognates
- part, depart
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -ir (finir-style) conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | partis | partissais | partis | partirai | partirais |
| tu | partis | partissais | partis | partiras | partirais |
| il/elle | partit | partissait | partit | partira | partirait |
| nous | partissons | partissions | partîmes | partirons | partirions |
| vous | partissez | partissiez | partîtes | partirez | partiriez |
| ils/elles | partissent | partissaient | partirent | partiront | partiraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | partisse | partisse |
| tu | partisses | partisses |
| il/elle | partisse | partît |
| nous | partissions | partissions |
| vous | partissiez | partissiez |
| ils/elles | partissent | partissent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | partis |
| nous | partissons |
| vous | partissez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- partissant
- Past participle
- parti · partie · partis · parties
Examples
.
We must leave very early to avoid the traffic.
' .
She left without leaving an address or phone number.
- ?
From when are you available to start this new position with us?
dense.
We need to leave early to avoid heavy traffic.
partent Espagne .
My friends are leaving on holiday to Spain tomorrow.
se conjugue avec être aux temps composés : il est parti, nous sommes partis. Le participe passé s'accorde avec le sujet. Partir exprime un départ (du point de vue du lieu d'origine), tandis qu'aller exprime un mouvement vers une destination.
À partir de (from, starting from, as of) est une préposition temporelle ou spatiale très courante. En partir n'existe pas - on dit partir de. Laisser partir (to let go, to allow to leave) et faire partir (to send away) sont des causatifs. C'est parti ! (here we go!, off we go!, let's get started!) est une formule d'enthousiasme pour lancer une action collective.
Where this fits
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