te quitter

leave you

→ te
phrase Uncommon #15,398
leave you Means leaving someone physically or ending a romantic relationship, depending on context. “Te” means “you” as a direct object.
FR: Je ne veux pas te quitter, même si c’est difficile.
EN: I don’t want to leave you, even though it’s difficult.

C'est dur de te quitter.

It's hard to leave you.

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

Il me faut te quitter.

I have to leave you.

Non, elle va te quitter, tu le sais ça, n'est-ce pas?

No, she’s going to leave you, you know that, don’t you?

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Je ne veux pas te quitter.

I don't want to leave you.

— Cours, Lola, cours (1998)

Je suis bien triste de te quitter.

I'm very sad to leave you.

— Vacances à Venise (1955)

Je peux te quitter une minute?

Can I leave you for a minute?

— Le Vent se lève (2013)

Je te promets de ne jamais te quitter.

I promise I'll never leave you.

Je voulais te quitter, mais il avait bien dit que je resterai.

I wanted to leave you, but he had made it clear that I would stay.

— La strada (1954)

Je n’aurais jamais te quitter.

I should never have left you.

— Zootopie 2 (2025)

Je n'aurais jamais dû te quitter.

I never should have left you.

Tu peux pas te quitter toi-même.

You can't leave yourself.

— Léviathan (2014)

Harry Potter, je dois te quitter.

Harry Potter, I have to leave you.

— Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (2001)

Je ne veux plus jamais te quitter.

I never want to leave you again.

Je suis désolé, mais je dois te quitter maintenant.

I'm sorry, but I have to leave you now.

Ça me fait peine de te quitter, mais rester, je peux pas.

It pains me to leave you, but I can't stay.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Je dois te quitter.

I have to leave you.