/ɑ̃/
Translation
in, to (preposition); of it, some (pronoun)
Word origin
The preposition is from Latin in ('in, into'). The pronoun en is from Latin inde ('from there, thence').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- in
- English cognates
- in
Examples
partons Espagne cet .
We are going to Spain this summer.
? , j' au .
Apples? Yes, I bought some at the market.
.
He speaks French in class and English at home.
partons Italie cet .
We're going on holiday to Italy this summer.
.
She often speaks in English with her colleagues.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(10)La fête surprise
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Le bus manqué
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Le jour du travail
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Le nouveau docteur
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Un après-midi de pluie
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Clara trouve sa place
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Un message pour Hélène
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Un voyage difficile
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Une rencontre au marché
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Pas devant les clients
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Grammar articles
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French Future Tense: Futur Proche, Futur Simple, and the Irregular Stems
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Infinitive or Subjunctive: The French Same-Subject Rule
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French Object Pronouns: me, te, le, la, lui, nous, vous, leur and the Preverbal Position
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French Relative Pronouns After a Preposition: lequel, auquel, duquel
French si Clauses: The Three Types of Conditional Sentence
French Stressed Pronouns: moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles
French Subject Pronouns: je, tu, il, nous, vous, ils and the on That Replaced nous
The French Subjunctive After Conjunctions
The French Subjunctive After Doubt, Emotion and Opinion
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French Time Expressions: depuis, pendant, il y a and pour
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The French Passive Voice (la voix passive)
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