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what does "J'en ai à faire" mean?
Can someone explain to me where this phrase comes from? Je +à+ ai+ à + faire???
Can you make it a bit clearer for me?
Mar 1, 2011 4:51 AM
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1 )-"j'en ai à faire" : se conjugue qu'a la premiere pèrsonne du singulier
2)- "j'en ai à faire "c'est un groupe composè :du pronom pèrsonnel (je) - (en ai ) - verbe (avoir) - (à) prèposition et faire (verbe)
3 )- " j'en ai a faire " c'est une allocution.(language) qui n'ès pas classique.
Ex : j'en ai rien a foutre
March 2, 2011
The most natural answer for me as a Frenchman would be the same as Alexis. Most common is the negative form of this expression "je n'en ai rien à faire" meaning "i really don't care", "it doesn't interest me". It doesn't mean then "i have something to do" which would be translated by "j'ai quelque chose à faire" (without "en").
March 1, 2011
It means 'it looks at me', 'it's my business'
March 1, 2011
j'en ai rien à faire = cela ne m'interesse pas
March 1, 2011
"Avoir de qch a faire" means "have sth to do" . When "avoir" is used after "je" , it changes into "ai", and "de+ qch" change into "en" when they are put in front of the verb. "qch" means something.
March 1, 2011
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