
J’ai laisse mon sac chez Lui- I left my bag at Lui’s house. Hence it cannot be used on its own, hence it needs a direct object to complete it, same as quitter e.g. Laisser means to leave something or someone behind intentionally or unintentionally. Je quitte mon mari =I am breaking up (leaving) with my husband, OR quitter un travail – leave finally (quit) a job. Quitter means to leave someplace/someone finally.It’s used with direct object to mean to leave ( break up with) e.g. Colloquially used in Partir en vacances- to go on holiday. You can use partir alone to mean to leave. 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. It cannot be followed by a direct object, but its followed by a preposition with an indefinite object( i.e. Partir means the idea to leave a place or an entity with the intention to go somewhere- a destination, it also means departing. Je sors le chien- I'm taking the dog out. Sortir + a direct object means -To take something out 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). When used with a preposition de/pour = to get out of/for a place e.g. 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. Je sors le chien- I’m taking the dog out.

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 means to get out of something physically or in an abstract way i.e exiting a place to enter another one.
