PronounsB1 · Intermediate
The pronouns y and en
Y replaces a place or a phrase introduced by à (à Paris, à cela): *Tu vas à Paris ? — Oui, j'y vais.*\n\nEn replaces a quantity or a phrase introduced by de (du pain, de la patience): *Tu veux du café ? — Oui, j'en veux. En also stands in after numbers and expressions of quantity: J'en ai deux.*\n\nBoth go before the verb, like other object pronouns.
Examples
| French | English |
|---|---|
| Tu penses à ton examen ? — Oui, j'y pense. | Are you thinking about your exam? — Yes, I'm thinking about it. |
| Combien de frères as-tu ? — J'en ai trois. | How many brothers do you have? — I have three (of them). |
| Nous allons au marché. → Nous y allons. | We're going to the market. → We're going there. |
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