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The pronouns Y and EN

Y means usually means there and sometimes it. It replaces prepositional phrases beginning with à (or any contraction of it), en, sur, sous, chez, or dans.

En means some or some (of them), or of it. It replaces prepositional phrases beginning with de (or any contraction of it) or a number

EN cannot replace people unless the person is introduced with an indefinite article, partitive, number or quantity. Remember that they go before the verb, except in a command, in which they follow the verb and are connected with a hyphen.
The -er verbs also add the -s they lost when forming the you (familiar) command.

Examples

Do you want some ? Voulez-vous des pommes?
Do you want some? Vous en voulez?
I have three sisters. J'ai trois sours.
I have three (of them). J'en ai trois.
It is in the drawer Il est dans le tiroir.
It is there. Il y est.
I am going to Europe Je vais en Europe
I am going there. J'y vais.
I am going to go to Rome. Je vais aller à Rome.
I am going to go there. Je vais y aller.
I am coming back from London Je reviens de Londres.
I am coming back from there. J'en reviens
Answer the telephone! Répondez au téléphone!
Answer it! (formal) Répondez-y!
Stay there! (familiar) Restes-y!
Don't stay there! (familiar) N'y reste pas.
AB
Nous en avons beacoup.We have a lot (of it)
Tu en veux?Do you want some?
Vous en avez?Do you have any?
J'en ai pris deux.I took two of them.
Combien en voudrais-tu?How many would you like? (of them)
Il y a en a trop.There are too many. (of them)
Il n'y en a pas assez.There aren't enough. (of them)
Elle en a fait beaucoup.She made some (of them)
J'en ai besoin.I need some (of them)
Est-ce que tu en as vu?Did you see any?(of them)
J'en ai trouvé.I found some. (of them)
Ils en ont besoin.They need it (some).
Nous en avons peurWe are afraid of it.
Nous en parlons.We talk about it.
J'en déjà ai mangé.I already ate some.
Je ne l'aime pas.I don't like it.
Je les ai fait.I made them.
J'en suis revenu.I came back from there.
Je viens de les voir.I just saw them.
Tu les as vus?Did you see them?
J'y suis allé hier.I went there yesterday.
J'y pense souvent.I think about that often.
Tu n'y penses jamais.You never think about it.
Je penses à lui parfois.I think about him sometimes.
Pensez-y!Think about it!
N'y reste pas!Don't stay there!
Nous y travaillonsWe work there.
Allons-yLet's go!
N'y allons pasLet's not go there
Je m'y intéresseI am interested in it.


Mr Izard
Teacher
Timberline Secondary
BC

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