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Nov 22, 2017 - 09:11 AM
I understand your confusion because in the program we've mostly used "partir DE", to leave from somewhere.
However in some cases, "Partir" can also be used with the preposition "À", as in "to leave TO a place"; it's quite common especially for trips:
Partir au Canada/To leave to Canada..
In this case it's almost like a synonym of "Aller", like here:
"Je devais y partir" means "I was supposed to go there"
The use of "Y" replacing "AU Japon" (and not "EN" which would replace "DU Japon") indicates we're talking about a destination.
Here are a couple more expressions with "Partir" used to refer to a destination:
Partir en voyage = To go on a trip
Partir en vacances = To go on vacation
Hope this helps :)
However in some cases, "Partir" can also be used with the preposition "À", as in "to leave TO a place"; it's quite common especially for trips:
Partir au Canada/To leave to Canada..
In this case it's almost like a synonym of "Aller", like here:
"Je devais y partir" means "I was supposed to go there"
The use of "Y" replacing "AU Japon" (and not "EN" which would replace "DU Japon") indicates we're talking about a destination.
Here are a couple more expressions with "Partir" used to refer to a destination:
Partir en voyage = To go on a trip
Partir en vacances = To go on vacation
Hope this helps :)
