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1.37:_Pronom_EN
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<p>The pronoun <strong>EN</strong> is used:</p> <ul> <li>to replace a noun that follows <em>du, de la, de l’, des</em> or a quantity ( such as <em>un, deux, un peu de, beaucoup de</em>, etc.)</li> </ul> <div class="a9l-kc-examples"> <p class="a9t-kc-example" style="padding-left: 40px"><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>☞ </strong>Vous voulez <u>du café</u> ? <strong>– </strong>Oui, j’<strong>en</strong> veux. </span><span style="color:#808080;"><em>Would you like some coffee? -Yes, I would like some.</em></span></p> <ul> <li>with verbs followed by the preposition <em>de</em>: <em>venir de</em> (to come from), <em>sortir de</em> (to take out from), <em>se souvenir de</em> (to remember), etc.</li> </ul> <p style="padding-left: 40px"><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>☞ </strong>Vous venez <u>de Paris</u> ? <strong>– </strong>Oui, j’<strong>en</strong> viens. </span><span style="color:#808080;"><em>Are you coming from Paris ? Yes, I am coming from there.</em></span></p> <div class="a9l-kc-text-lang">The pronoun <em>en</em> is situated just <u>before the verb</u>.</div> <div class="a9l-kc-examples"> <div class="a9t-kc-example" style="padding-left: 40px"><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>☞ </strong> Tu manges souvent <span style="text-decoration:underline;">des frites</span> ? – Oui, j’<strong>en</strong> mange souvent. </span> <em><span style="color:#808080;">Do you eat French fries often? –Yes, I eat them often.</span></em></div> </div> </div> <div class="a9l-kc-text-lang">Here are some common expressions that use <em>en</em>:</div> <div class="a9l-kc-examples"> <ul> <li class="a9t-kc-example"><strong>Je m’en vais.</strong> <em><span style="color:#808080;">I’m leaving.</span></em></li> <li class="a9t-kc-example"><strong>J’en ai marre.</strong> <em><span style="color:#808080;">I’ve had enough.</span></em></li> <li class="a9t-kc-example"><strong>Je n’en peux plus.</strong> <em><span style="color:#808080;">I can’t take it anymore.</span></em></li> <li class="a9t-kc-example"><strong>Ne t’en fais pas.</strong> <span style="color:#808080;"><em>Don’t worry.</em></span></li> </ul> <p>Practice</p> <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="411" src="https://pressbooks.pub/introductiontofrench1/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=h5p_embed&id=146" title="Pronom en. ex." width="686"></iframe><script src="https://pressbooks.pub/app/plugins/h5p/h5p-php-library/js/h5p-resizer.js" charset="UTF-8"></script></div>
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