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je sortais

was/were dating, was/were going out with, was/were getting by, was/were managing, was/were taking out

→ sortir
sort to go out, to leave + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #36,938
was/were dating, was/were going out with In this sense, sortir avec someone means to date them.
FR: Tu sortais avec Paul ?
EN: Were you dating Paul?
was/were getting by, was/were managing Used with the reflexive expression s'en sortir.
FR: Je m'en sortais bien avec peu d'argent.
EN: I was getting by well with little money.
was/were taking out For example, taking money out of a pocket or bag.
FR: Tu sortais ton portefeuille ?
EN: Were you taking out your wallet?
Conjugation of sortir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First sortais sortions
Second sortais sortiez
Third sortait sortaient

Si tu sortais ton argent au lieu d'ouvrir ta gueule ?

How about putting your money where your mouth is instead of running your mouth?

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Il m'a dit qu'il me tuerait si je ne sortais pas.

He told me he would kill me if I didn't go out.

— Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)

Imagine son chagrin si tu sortais de sa vie.

Imagine how heartbroken he’d be if you left his life.

— Ménage (1986)

Tu sortais avec quelqu'un, Chika ?

Were you dating someone, Chika?

— Suzume (2022)

Tu sortais avec elle quand on s'est connus ?

Were you dating her when we met?

— Mirage (2018)

Je pensais que tu sortais avec elle.

I thought you were dating her.

Ce boy-scout avec qui tu sortais est un type à allumer à la poudre.

That boy scout you were dating is a guy who could be turned on with gunpowder.

— Star Trek II : La colère de Khan (1982)

Je m'en sortais très bien.

I was doing very well.

Je ne sortais plus.

I wasn’t going out anymore.

— 2046 (2004)