This is the 3171st most frequent French word.
quittait
"Quittait" means "was leaving" or "used to leave."
The verb 'quittait' is in the imperfect tense, indicating a habitual action in the past where a person regularly left a place, in this case, the house.
Il quittait la maison à l'aube chaque jour.
He was leaving the house at dawn every day.
Here, 'quittait' is used in the context of a past action where someone decided to leave something behind, such as a job, to pursue a new opportunity.
Elle quittait son emploi parce qu'elle voulait changer de carrière.
She was leaving her job because she wanted to change careers.
In this sentence, 'quittait' reflects the emotional aspect of leaving between people in the past and is again in the imperfect tense, marking a continuous or repeated past action.