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Le pronom “en”. What does it do?. En is a french object pronoun that is used to replace many expressions dependent on quantity En mostly refers to things but may occasionally refer to people Simply speaking, en roughly translates to the english “some” or “it”.
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What does it do? • En is a french object pronoun that is used to replace many expressions dependent on quantity • En mostly refers to things but may occasionally refer to people • Simply speaking, en roughly translates to the english “some” or “it”
En replaces a noun introduced by “les partatifs”: de, de la, du, de l’, des • En replaces a noun followed by a number. A scentence in french should NEVER end in a number, unless en has been used
How do I use en? • Like other object pronouns en comes before the first verb in the sentence & after the subject • Subject/en/verb • If there are other object pronouns in the sentence, place them before the verb in this order: Me Te Se Vous Nous Se Le La Les L’ Lui Leur en verb y
Now let’s try a few examples... • Vous faites du ski? • Oui, nous en faisons! • Prenez-vous beaucoup de vacances? • Non, nous n’en prenons pas fréquemment.
Est-ce que tu veux des bonnes notes dans cette classe? • Oui, j’en veux beaucoup! • Combien de chiens as-tu? • J’en ai trois.