s'en être

French

Etymology

Suppletion of the verb "to go" by corresponding forms of the verb "to be" in the simple past tense is common in Romance languages (see simple past tense forms of Spanish and Portuguese ir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s‿ɑ̃.n‿ɛtʁ/

Verb

s’en être

1. (formal or dated) Used only in the simple past tense for s’en aller
   • 1937, Léon Berman, Histoire des Juifs de France des origines à nos jours:

     Exilés du domaine de la Couronne, les proscrits s’en furent demander asile aux provinces limitrophes

     Exile from Crown Lands, they went and asked for asylum in nearby provinces.

Conjugation

Only conjugated in the simple past tense.