On est sortis à la Saint-Valentin.

Dragana E.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

On est sortis à la Saint-Valentin.

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"

This question relates to:French lesson "Which prepositions to use with name days - like Saint Valentine's Day - in French"

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Cécile J.A1KwizIQ Q&A super contributorCorrect answer

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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Dragana E. asked:

On est sortis à la Saint-Valentin.

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"

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