Typical Verbs Using 'De' and Expressions with 'En'
This section focuses on verbes courants suivis de de en français and common expressions using the pronoun "en".
Verbs Commonly Followed by 'De'
Several French verbs are typically followed by the preposition "de". When these verbs are used with nouns that would be replaced by "en", the pronoun is employed.
Highlight: Common verbs followed by "de" include: revenir de, s'occuper de, sortir de, arriver de, and partir de.
Examples:
- Elle revient de la boulangerie → Elle en revient (She's back from it)
Example: "Ils sortent du cinéma" (They're coming out of the cinema) becomes "Ils en sortent" (They're coming out of it).
Useful Expressions with 'En'
French has several idiomatic expressions using "en" that are frequently used in everyday conversation.
Common expressions include:
- J'en ai assez (I've had enough of it)
- J'en ai marre (I'm fed up with it)
- Il y en a douze (There are twelve of them)
- Il n'y en a pas (There aren't any of them)
- Je n'en sais rien (I know nothing about it)
Vocabulary: "En" is often used in quantitative expressions like "beaucoup de" (a lot of), which becomes "en... beaucoup" when using the pronoun.
These expressions showcase how le pronom EN is integrated into everyday French speech, making conversations more fluid and natural.