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fickle coralBOT Mar 21, 2024, 1:03 PM

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marsh valley Mar 21, 2024, 1:05 PM

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"s'en aller" essentially means leave, and here you're seeing it in the imperative form. So it makes sense that if you tell someone to leave, it would translate as "go away"

white pollen Mar 21, 2024, 1:06 PM

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ohhh okay yeah i forgot about imperatif

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could we also say "Pars-toi" to tell someone to go away/leave?

marsh valley Mar 21, 2024, 1:09 PM

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If you wanted to put partir in the imperative it would be "pars". "va-t'en" seems to be more common.

Not saying you can't, but there may also be some nuance here that I'm missing (not a native speaker)

charred hamlet Mar 21, 2024, 4:02 PM

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Pars is also correct and indeed less common. I'd say it has more of an "off you go" connotation.

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