Pronouns: en and y Flashcards
He is proud of his success. → He is proud of it.
Il est fier de son succès. → Il en est fier.
She came out of the cinéma. → She came out (of it).
Elle est sortie du cinéma. → Elle en est sortie.
I am covered in paint → I am 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 sth
I need it/them
avoir besoin de qch
J’en ai besoin
to be afraid of sth
I’m afraid of it/them
avoir peur de qch
J’en ai peur
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 (of them)
(quantity)
J’ai deux crayons → J’en ai deux
How many sisters do you have? I have two (of them)
(quantity)
Combien de soeurs as-tu? J’en ai trois.
- “En” becomes before the verb in most sentences
Are you pleased with it?
- “En” comes after the verb in a positive command
Take some
En êtes-vous content?
Prenez-en
Don’t touch this button → Don’t touch it
Ne touchez pas á ce bouton → N’y touchez pas
He put them on the shelves → He put them on them
Il les a mis sur les étagères → Il les y a mis
I’ve placed 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
She spends the whole summer there.
Elle y passe tout l’été.
