Why does sortis have an "s" - I understand that être verbs will agree with subject but this is "on" - I did not think that this was treated at plural "nous"
On est sortis à la Saint-Valentin.
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Dragana E.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
On est sortis à la Saint-Valentin.
This question relates to:French lesson "Which prepositions to use with name days - like Saint Valentine's Day - in French"
Asked 5 years ago

Hi Dragana,
Yes in this case when ‘on’ refers to several people it will agree as if it was ‘nous’.
Strange but true!
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