Monday, December 30, 2019
En - French Preposition
The French preposition en is nearly always used directly in front of a noun with no article, or after certain verbs. Uses of en Before a Noun En can mean any of the following: Location il est en prison - he is in jailjhabite en banlieue - I live in the suburbs Time (en vs dans) en aoà »t - in Augusten trois jours - in three daysen semaine - during the week To do something like or as Je te parle en ami - Im speaking to you as a friendIl agit en enfant - Hes acting like a kid Means voyager en train - to travel by trainrentrer en taxi - to return by taxi Condition or appearance à ªtre en bonne santà © - to be in good healthà ªtre en guerre - to be at warà ªtre en pyjama - to be in pajamas Transformation traduire en franà §ais - to translate into Frenchse dà ©guiser en... - to disguise oneself as...transformer une salle en bureau - to change a room into an office Material un pull en laine - wool sweaterune maison en brique - brick house Verbs with en The French preposition en is required after certain verbs when they are followed by a noun. agir en   to act like / asavoir confiance en   to trustcasser en (morceaux, trois)   to break in(to) (pieces, two)se changer en   to change intoconvertir (quelque chose) en   to convert (something) intocouper en (deux, cinq)   to cut in (two, five pieces)croire en   to believe inse dà ©guiser en   to disguise oneself asà ©crire en (franà §ais, ligne)   to write (in French, on line)mesurer en (mà ¨tres)   to measure in (meters)se mettre en colà ¨re   to get madse mettre en route   to set outpartir en (guerre)   to leave for (war)partir en (voiture)   to leave by/in (car)traduire en (franà §ais)   to translate into (French)transformer qqch en (qqch)   to change s.t. into (s.t.)se vendre en (bouteilles)   to be sold in (bottles)voyag er en (train, taxi)   to travel by (train, taxi)
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