““Y” AND “EN”Y” AND “EN”

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PRONOUN “EN”PRONOUN “EN”

•““En” replaces En” replaces phrases beginning phrases beginning with “De”.with “De”.

PRONOUN “EN”PRONOUN “EN”

•An example in English would be:-An example in English would be:-

I have a lot of I have a lot of clothesclothes..

In everyday English we would not In everyday English we would not

say this, we would convert it into:say this, we would convert it into:

I have a lot of I have a lot of themthem..

PRONOUN “EN”PRONOUN “EN”

• This too happens in French:-This too happens in French:-Instead of saying:Instead of saying:

J’ai beaucoup de J’ai beaucoup de vêtementsvêtements..We would say:We would say:

J’J’enen ai beaucoup. ai beaucoup.““En” translates to them and slips in En” translates to them and slips in between “J” and “Ai”between “J” and “Ai”

PRONOUN “EN”PRONOUN “EN”

•Other examples in French Other examples in French include:-include:-

Elle a trop Elle a trop de livresde livres..

This can then be changed This can then be changed into:into:

Elle Elle enen a trop. a trop.

PRONOUN <<EN>>PRONOUN <<EN>>

•Elle a dixElle a dix chatschats..

Changing the 10 cats Changing the 10 cats into a pronoun would into a pronoun would make it, She had 10 of make it, She had 10 of them:them:

ElleElle enen a dix.a dix.

PRONOUN “Y”PRONOUN “Y”

•““Y” replaces a place. Y” replaces a place. •In English we replace the In English we replace the

place with place with THERETHERE..

PRONOUN “Y”PRONOUN “Y”•An example where this is used An example where this is used

in English would be:in English would be:

I am going I am going to the Bankto the Bank..

Rather than saying this, in Rather than saying this, in everyday English we would everyday English we would say:say:

I am going I am going therethere..

PRONOUN “Y”PRONOUN “Y”

• In French they change it like this:In French they change it like this:

Je vais Je vais à à la banquela banque.. – – meaning I am going to the bank.meaning I am going to the bank.

This would then be replaced with This would then be replaced with there (y), to change it into I am there (y), to change it into I am going there.going there.

J’J’yy vais vais..

PRONOUN “Y”PRONOUN “Y”• A second example of using the A second example of using the

pronoun “Y” is:-pronoun “Y” is:-Je vais Je vais àà New YorkNew York..

New York then being replaced by New York then being replaced by the correct pronoun, Y, makes it the correct pronoun, Y, makes it again:again:

J’J’yy vais. vais.

PRONOUN “Y”PRONOUN “Y”•Another example of using the Another example of using the

pronoun “Y” is:-pronoun “Y” is:-

On est dans On est dans le salonle salon..

This then being replaced with This then being replaced with the pronoun “Y” turns it into –the pronoun “Y” turns it into –

On On yy est.est.

PRONOUNS “Y” AND “EN”PRONOUNS “Y” AND “EN”

• To summarise, you use the pronoun To summarise, you use the pronoun “En”“En”

to replace phrases introduced by to replace phrases introduced by “De”. In English it is translated into “De”. In English it is translated into “Of it”, “Of them”, “From it”, “From “Of it”, “Of them”, “From it”, “From them”, “Some”, or “Any”.them”, “Some”, or “Any”.

• And you use the pronoun “Y” to And you use the pronoun “Y” to replace places. In English, this is replace places. In English, this is translated into “There”.translated into “There”.