With regards to:
What time do you leave for work?
À quelle heure est-ce que tu pars au travail ?
How much different would it be to ask:
What time do you leave work?
Thanks
The verb partir (to leave), as other -TIR verbs*, is irregular in Le Présent , in the sense that it doesn't follow the regular -IR conjugation:
| je pars | I leave |
| tu pars | You leave (one person you know well) |
| il/elle/on part | He/she/one leaves - we/people leave |
| nous partons | We leave |
| vous partez | You leave (more than 1 person or formal) |
| ils/elles partent | They leave |
Have a listen to more examples:
*Other irregular verbs ending in -TIR follow the same conjugation pattern:
sortir (to go out)
ressortir (to go out again)
sentir (to smell)
se sentir (to feel)
mentir (to lie)
repartir (to leave again)
The verb répartir (to distribute) is NOT a derivative of partir, but shares its root with the word "repartition", and follows the regular -IR conjugation (see Conjugate regular -ir verbs in Le Présent (present tense)).
Here are more examples:
See also the irregular -IR verb courir:
Conjugate courir in Le Présent (present tense)
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Q&A Forum 7 questions, 15 answers
MartinKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Leaving work
Asked 1 month ago
Hi Martin,
A quelle heure est-ce que tu pars au travail /pour le travail?= What time to you leave for work?
A quelle heure est-ce que tu pars du travail/ tu quittes le travail = What time do you leave work ?
Hope this helps!
Chris Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
You could say:
Quand est-ce que vous partez du travail? -- When do you leave work? (i.e., going home from work)
Martin asked:View original
Leaving work
With regards to:
What time do you leave for work?
À quelle heure est-ce que tu pars au travail ?
How much different would it be to ask:
What time do you leave work?
Thanks
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SwastikKwiziq community member
Mens vs Ment
Mon nez s'allonge quand je ________.My nose grows when I lie.What should be the answer here? I wrote ment while the system show mens.Can you pls clarify this?Thanks.
Asked 7 months ago
Hi Swastik,
The point of this lesson was to learn to conjugate a verb like 'mentir' ( to lie).
If you look at the examples given you have to agree the 'je' form with the correct part of the verb which is 'mens'.
I know it is tedious but conjugations are an integral part of learning how to use verbs correctly in all Latin based languages including French.
Bonne Continuation!
Aaron Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
It's "mens". You can look up conjugation on Wiktionary and other websites.
Swastik asked:View original
Mens vs Ment
Mon nez s'allonge quand je ________.My nose grows when I lie.What should be the answer here? I wrote ment while the system show mens.Can you pls clarify this?Thanks.
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ClaudiaKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Salut a tous
Ressortir and repartir
Could they be considered synonyms?
Asked 10 months ago
MarieKwiziq team member
Hi Claudia,
Although "ressortir" and "repartir" can have similar meanings, they are not exactly synonyms, and there is a subtle difference.
"Ressortir": to go out again (implying that you are going out of a specific place)
For example: Je ressort acheter du café (I' m going out again to buy coffee)
"Repartir": to get going again, to set off again (implying that one was in movement, stopped, and is going again), OR, to leave a place to go back where we're from.
For example: Après une pause, il est reparti (After a break, he got going again)
Tu repars déjà chez toi? (Are you going home already?)
I hope this helps!
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JoanKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
'je me sens de la joie' and 'je sens la joie'. Are they the same?
Asked 11 months ago
Hi Joan,
I will try to explain the different uses of sentir, se sentir et ressentir -
'Sentir' conveys a physical sensation usually attached to the senses of touch and smell.
Ça sent bon le pain = There's a lovely smell of bread
Je sentais son corps contre le mien = I felt his body against mine
Il sent mauvais = He smells awful
and also in a figurative sense -
On commnence à sentir les effets de la crise économique = We are beginning to feel the effects of the financial crisis
But it is always something tangible.
'Se sentir' is used to convey how you 'feel' -
Je me sens malade , fatiguée , triste... = I feel ill, tired, sad ...
Il se sentait mal à l'aise devant elle = He felt ill at ease in front of her
Vous vous sentez fatigué? = Do you feel tired?
Se sentir will be followed by an adjective or an adverb.
'Ressentir' will be followed by strong emotions in noun forms.
Ressentir de la haine ( hatred) , de la honte ( shame), de l'amour ( love) de la joie ( joy) etc...
Hope this helps!
JoanKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
I missed out 'de' in the second sentence. It should be:
'je me sens de la joie' and 'je sens de la joie'. Are they the same?
CécileKwiziq team member
Hi Joan,
'Je me sens de la joie' is incorrect but can you give me the context of the other sentence please as 'je ressens de la joie' is more appropriate...
JoanKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Thank you Cécile.
The reason we use 'ressentir + de la joie' is that they are fixed collocation or that there is subtle difference between 'ressentir' and 'sentir'? (What is their difference？）
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JohnKwiziq community member
Am uncertain. Are you saying that repartir has repartons, or repartissons? You appear to contradict yourself (so I presumably am misunderstanding
Asked 1 year ago
John asked:View original
Am uncertain. Are you saying that repartir has repartons, or repartissons? You appear to contradict yourself (so I presumably am misunderstanding
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SueKwiziq community member
Is « I smell sweat » and « I smell of sweat » both « Je sens de transpiration »?
Asked 1 year ago
Chris Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Je sens la transpiration. -- I smell of sweat. AND I smell sweat.
-- Chris (not a native speaker).
Sue asked:View original
Is « I smell sweat » and « I smell of sweat » both « Je sens de transpiration »?
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WandaKwiziq community member
I'm confused about répartir.. shouldn't it be répartissez
Asked 2 years ago
Ron Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Bonjour Wanda,
Here is the TIP from the lesson above that concerns répartir:
The verb répartir (to distribute) is NOT a derivative of partir, but shares its root with the word "repartition", and follows the regular -IR conjugation (see Conjugate regular -ir verbs in Le Présent (present tense)).
It should not be confused with this verb: «repartir (to leave again)», no «-é» which gives a different meaning and different conjugation:
repartir (to leave again)
je repars
tu repars
il repart
nous repartons
vous repartez
ils repartent
répartir (to distribute)
Je répartis
Tu répartis
Il/elle répartit
Nous répartissons
Vous répartissez
Ils/elles répartissent
J'espère que ma réponse vous aiderait.
Bonne chance et bonne continuation dans vos études en français, la langue de Molière et qui a été utilisé par le monde français depuis l’époque d’Hugues Capet
Ron (also a non-native speaker)
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I struggled with this also. Could be clearer that either spelling is correct depending on the meaning of the word. Répartir to leave again (conjugates like irregular partir), but Répartir (to redistribute) regular, like finir. Is that right, chef?
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