/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 .
We are going to Spain this summer.
? , j' .
Apples? Yes, I bought some at the market.
.
He speaks French in class and English at home.
partons Italie .
We're going on holiday to Italy this summer.
collègues.
She often speaks in English with her colleagues.
Used in
Stories
(9)La fête surprise
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Le nouveau docteur
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Grammar articles
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French Demonstrative Pronouns: celui, celle, ceux, celles
French Future Tense: Futur Proche, Futur Simple, and the Irregular Stems
French Imperative: tu, nous, vous Commands and the Three Irregulars
French Intermediate Grammar (B1-B2): The Things That Stop You at the Plateau
French Object Pronouns: me, te, le, la, lui, nous, vous, leur and the Preverbal Position
The French Present Participle and Gerund (le participe présent et le gérondif)
Passé Composé vs Imparfait: How to Choose Between the Two French Past Tenses
French Passé Composé: avoir or être + Past Participle and the MRS VANDERTRAMP Set
French Prepositions: à, de, en, dans, sur, chez and the Mandatory Contractions
French Pronouns Y and EN: there, some, of it, of them
French Question Words: qui, que, quand, où, comment, pourquoi and the Three Ways to Ask
French si Clauses: The Three Types of Conditional Sentence
French Stressed Pronouns: moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles
The French Subjunctive After Conjunctions
The French Subjunctive After Doubt, Emotion and Opinion
French Time Expressions: depuis, pendant, il y a and pour
Venir de + Infinitive: the French Recent Past (to have just done something)
The French Passive Voice (la voix passive)
French Word Order: SVO, the Object Pronoun Inversion, and Six Rules That Cover 90% of Sentences
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