Can s'en aller take an indirect object?

Question

I notice that none of the example sentences say where the person is going to, 'Je m'en vais à la plage', for example. Is that because no-one uses s'en aller with an indirect object like that? Or if they do, how would the meaning differ from 'Je vais à la plage' or 'Je pars à la plage'? (I'm wondering if it's a bit like 'I'm outa here' (I am out of here); you'd never say 'I'm outa here to the beach'.)

Cécile Janty-Davies · Accepted Answer

Hi Mike,
No, 's'en aller' cannot have an object,  direct or indirect as it is intransitive, it is like 'partir'
'à la plage is an answer to où ( where).
Here is a KwizIQ lesson on what constitutes an indirect object pronoun -
Pronom d'objet indirect
Bonne Continuation!

Chris Wirt · Answer

I've never heard it used except as atomic unit without another object.

Maarten Kamp · Answer

Mike, you might find this link useful too. https://www.frenchtoday.com/blog/french-vocabulary/to-leave-to-exit-quitter-sortir-partir-laisser/