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morgan
Hi. I am about to go from A1 to A2 French.
Can someone explain this....
(eg, statement: There are some books)
(response) "Achetons-en une"
I know it means let's buy one but what does the -en really mean and how else can I use it? Thanks.
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Good question 🙂 This is a very important structure in French.
In your example:
"There are some books."
→ Il y a des livres.
"Let’s buy one."
→ Achetons-en un.
What does ''en'' mean?
''En'' replaces something introduced by:
- de (des, du, de la)
- a quantity
Here, ''des livres'' becomes ''en''.
So:
- Il y a des livres.
- Achetons un livre → Achetons-en un.
👉 En = “of them” / “some of it”
It avoids repeating the noun.
More examples:
- Tu veux du café ?
→ Oui, j’en veux.
(I want some.)
- Il a des frères ?
→ Oui, il en a deux.
(He has two of them.)
- Tu as acheté des pommes ?
→ Oui, j’en ai acheté.
So whenever you refer back to something introduced by de / des / du / de la, you can often replace it with en.
You’re asking exactly the right A2 question 👍
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المهارات اللغوية
الإنجليزية, الفرنسية, الألمانية
لغة التعلّم
الفرنسية
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