Expressions with y and en Flashcards
Il s’y connaît.
He knows a lot about it.
Je n’y suis pour rien.
It’s nothing to do with me.
Il n’en sait rien.
He has no idea.
Ça y est!
That’s it!/This is it!
Je m’en vais!
I’m going!
Va-t en!
Go away!
J’en ai assez!
J’en ai marre!
I’ve had enough!
Je n’en peux plus!
I can’t take it anymore!/I’m worn out!
Je lui en veux.
en vouloir à quelqu’un
I hold it against him.
to hold something against someone
Ne vous en faites pas.
Ne t’en fais pas.
Don’t worry.
It’s better to buy vegetables at the organic market.
They’re fresher there.
Des legumes, il vaut mieux en acheter au marché bio.
Ils y sont plus frais.
There are too many of them!
Il y en a trop!
I always buy several kinds of them.
J’en achète toujours plusieurs sortes.
You find some very good ones, you know.
On en trouve de très bons, tu sais.
I want some…
I want three or four kinds of them.
Je veux des…
J’en veux trois ou quatre sortes.
I’d like a litre of it.
J’en désire un litre.
I want some.
I don’t want some.
There are some.
J’en veux.
Je n’en veux pas.
Il y’en a.
I have a little.
J’en ai un peu.
I would like a spoonful (of it).
J’en voudrais une cuillerée.
Let’s take three (of them)!
Let’s take a pound!
Prenons-en trois!
Prenons une livre!
May I take one?
Je peux en prendre un?
Don’t take any!
N’en prends pas!
I’d like to choose one that is ripe.
Je voudrais en choisir un qui est mûr.
We eat a lot of them.
On en mange beaucoup.
J’en ai de très belles/beaux.
I have some good ones.
How many do you want?
Combien vous en voulez?
He’s proud of his success.
He’s proud of it.
Il est fier de son succès.
Il en est fier.
She came out of the cinema.
She came out (of it).
Elle est sortie du cinéma.
Elle en est sortie.
I’m covered in paint.
I’m covered in it.
Je suis couvert de peinture.
J’en suis couvert.
He has lots of friends.
He has lots (of them).
Il a beaucoup d’amis.
Il en a beaucoup.
to need something
I need it/them.
avoir besoin de qch
J’en ai besoin.
Have you any money?
Do you have any?
Avez-vous de l’argent?
En avez-vous?
I want to buy some stamps.
I want to buy some.
Je veux acheter des timbres.
Je veux en acheter.
I have two pencils.
I have two.
J’ai deux crayons.
J’en ai deux.
How many sisters do you have?
I have three.
Combien de sœurs as-tu?
J’en ai trois.
She discussed it with me.
Elle en a discuté avec moi.
Are you pleased with it/them?
En êtes-vous content?
I want to keep three of them.
Je veux en garder trois.
Don’t talk about it anymore.
N’en parlez plus.
Take some.
Prenez-en.
In positive commands, ‘en’ follows and is attached to the verb by a hyphen.
Be proud of it/them.
Soyez-en fier.
In positive commands, ‘en’ follows and is attached to the verb by a hyphen.
Give them some.
Donnez-leur-en.
In positive commands, ‘en’ follows and is attached to the verb by a hyphen. ‘En’ follows other object pronouns.
He spoke to me about it.
Il m’en a parlé.
Don’t touch this switch.
Don’t touch it.
Ne touchez pas à ce bouton.
N’y touchez pas.
‘Y’ replaces the preposition ‘à’ + noun.
He takes part in the concerts.
He takes part in them.
Il participe aux concerts.
Il y participe.
‘Y’ replaces the preposition ‘à’ + noun.
to think about something
I often think about it.
penser à qch
J’y pense souvent.
to agree to something
Have you agreed to it?
consentir à qch
Tu y as consenti?
Put them in the box.
Put them in it.
Mettez-les dans la boîte.
Mettez-les-y.
‘Y’ replaces the prepositions ‘dans’ and ‘sur’ + noun.
He put them on the shelves.
He put them on them.
Il les a mis sur les étagères.
Il les y a mis.
‘Y’ replaces the prepositions ‘dans’ and ‘sur’ + noun.
I’ve put money into this account.
I’ve put money into it.
J’ai placé de l’argent sur ce compte.
J’y ai placé de l’argent.
‘Y’ replaces the prepositions ‘dans’ and ‘sur’ + noun.
She spends the whole summer there.
Elle y passe tout l’été.
He added sugar to it.
Il y a ajouté de sucre.
She hasn’t written her name on it.
Elle n’y a pas écrit son nom.
How do you get there?
Comment fait-on pour y aller?
Don’t give it another thought.
N’y pense plus!
Stay there!
Restez-y.
In positive commands, ‘y’ follows and is attached to the verb by a hyphen.
Think it over.
Réfléchissez-y.
In positive commands, ‘y’ follows and is attached to the verb by a hyphen.
She drove me there.
Elle m’y a conduit.
Take us there.
Menez-nous-y.
In positive commands, ‘y’ follows and is attached to the verb by a hyphen. ‘Y’ follows other object pronouns.
I often think about it.
J’y pense souvent.
I want to accustom him to it.
Je veux l’y accoutumer.
Inform me of your decision.
Inform me of it.
Avertis-moi de ta décision.
Avertis -m’en.
Give me some sugar. Give me some.
Donnez-moi du sucre. Donnez-m’en.
Keep enough money for yourself. Keep enough for yourself.
Garde-toi assez d’argent. Garde t’en assez.
