Partir vs. s'en aller

Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Partir vs. s'en aller

In this context, can we say "...mon père et moi (nous) nous en allions en weekend ensemble." ?

Asked 2 years ago
Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

 

Partir and s'en aller are synonyms but they carry different connotations. First off, it seems to me that s'en aller belongs to a more familiar register of French.

Je m'en vais. -- I'm off. / I'm out of here. / I'm leaving.

In the imperative, va-t-en means "get out!" in a rather rude way.

Je pars au vacances. -- I'm leaving for vacation. You could not say Je m'en vais au vacances.

CécileKwiziq team member

Hi Frank, 

Just to add to what Chris said, we would not use s'en aller for holidays.

partir en vacances/en weekend 

Partir vs. s'en aller

In this context, can we say "...mon père et moi (nous) nous en allions en weekend ensemble." ?

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