sortir when to use without de

Carol W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

i understand that it must be sortir de plus place to mean to leave/ go out but what does sortir without de mean and how is it used?

Asked 3 years ago

CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Carol,

The verb sortir on its own means to go out -

Ce soir, nous sortons vers 21 h = Tonight, we are going out at about 9 PM

Elle sort avec mon cousin = She is going out with my cousin

En hiver, je sors rarement le soir = In the winter, I go out rarely at night

Hope this helps!

Like13 years ago

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Sortir can also mean "to take something outside" if used transitively.

Il ne sort jamais la poubelle. -- He never takes out the trash.

Like23 years ago

i understand that it must be sortir de plus place to mean to leave/ go out but what does sortir without de mean and how is it used?

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