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ils partaient

were leaving, were going away

→ partir
part leave; depart + aient they imperfect tense
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #46,898
were leaving, were going away This is the imperfect form of “partir.”
FR: Ils partaient tôt le matin.
EN: They were leaving early in the morning.
Conjugation of partir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third partait partaient

Elles partaient.

They were leaving.

Et lors du dernier braquage, des œuvres partaient aussi du Wynn.

And during the last robbery, artworks were also being taken from the Wynn.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

Ils ont dit qu'ils partaient.

They said they were leaving.

Sami et Layla partaient.

Sami and Layla were leaving.

Ils partaient de partout dans le Tigré.

They were leaving from everywhere in Tigray.

— The Salt of the Earth (2014)