Partir vs. s'en aller

FrankC1Kwiziq 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." ?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "My weekends with Dad"

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ChrisC1 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.

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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

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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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