S’en Sortir - Today’s French

Je n’ai pas beaucoup d’argent, mais je m’en sors. I don’t have much money, but I get by.

S’EN SORTIR means “to get out of a situation”, “to get by”, but also “to cope, to manage, to be better off”. It’s a reflexive verb.

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Indicatif - Indicative Mode …. statements

présent …. present tense

je m’en sors …. I get by

je ne m’en sors pas …. I don’t get by, I’m not getting by

je m’en sors …. I get by

tu t’en sors …. you get by

elle s’en sort …. she gets by

il s’en sort …. he/it gets by

on s’en sort …. we get by

nous nous en sortons …. we get by

vous vous en sortez …. your get by

elles s’en sortent …. they get by

ils s’en sortent …. they get by

*also I’m getting by…

imparfait …. imperfect

je m’en sortais …. I used to get by•

je ne m’en sortais pas …. I wasn’t getting by

je m’en sortais …. I used to get by

tu t’en sortais …. you used to get by

elle s’en sortait …. she used to get by

il s’en sortait …. he/it used to get by

on s’en sortait …. we used to get by

nous nous en sortions …. we used to get by

vous vous en sortiez …. you used to get by

elles s’en sortaient …. they used to get by

ils s’en sortaient …. they used to get by

*also I was getting by, I would get by…

passé composé …. preterit or present perfect

je m’en suis sorti/e …. I got by

je ne m’en suis pas sorti/e …. I didn’t get by

je m’en suis sorti/e …. I got by

tu t’en es sorti/e …. you got by

elle s’en est sortie …. she got by

il s’en est sorti …. he/it got by

on s’en est sorti/s/es …. we got by

nous nous en sommes sortis/es …. we got by

vous vous en êtes sortis/es …. you got by

elles s’en sont sorties …. they got by

ils s’en sont sortis …. they got by

*also I have gotten by…

futur simple …. future tense

je m’en sortirai …. I will get by

je ne m’en sortirai pas …. I won’t get by

je m’en sortirai …. I will get by

tu t’en sortiras …. you will get by

elle s’en sortira …. she will get by

il s’en sortira …. he/it will get by

on s’en sortira …. we will get by

nous nous en sortirons …. we will get by

vous vous en sortirez …. you will get by

elles s’en sortiront …. they will get by

ils s’en sortiront …. they will get by

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