How to Say ‘To drop someone off’ in French
Déposer quelqu'un
day-poh-zay kelk uhn
[day-poh-zay kelk uhn]
💬 Usage Tip: French often builds this with the person after the verb: [déposer quelqu'un] = "drop someone off." Swap in a pronoun and it moves before the verb: [me déposer], [vous déposer].
Phrase Breakdown
Déposer
[day-poh-zay]
to drop off
Verb used when leaving a person at a destination by car or taxi.
Je peux déposer quelqu'un devant la mairie.
I can drop someone off in front of the town hall.
quelqu'
[kelk]
some...
First part of quelqu'un, an indefinite pronoun meaning 'someone'.
Déposer quelqu'un ici est autorisé.
Dropping someone off here is allowed.
un
[uhn]
one
Second part of quelqu'un, completing the meaning 'someone'.
Je vais déposer quelqu'un à la gare.
I am going to drop someone off at the station.
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