Français II: les notes #5

15.2.12

en- some/any

• rules: en goes before the verb in a normal sentence

• after the verb in affirmative commands with a hyphen

• can replace: du/de la/de l’/de/d’ + noun• en can also be used with a noun and a

number• en also replaces de + noun with quantity

expression

Exemples• I would like some lemonade.• Je voudrais de la limonade.• I would like some also!• J’en voudrais aussi.• We have three sisters.• Nous avons trois soeurs.• I have two of them!• J’en ai deux.• Paul has a lot of friends.• Paul a beaucoup d’amis.• We do not have a lot of them.• Nous n’en avons pas beaucoup.