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I'm not sure this is directly relevant to this topic but I can't think of a better place to ask the question!
The answer to a question relating to this lesson is "Je vais me faufiler sans qu'il s'en aperçoive." What is the function of "en" in the sentence (and the rule pertaining to its use)? I assume it intends to refer back to the previously mentioned sneaking, but I can't figure out the rule. I know that "en" can be used to refer to previously mentioned phrases starting with "de", but that doesn't seem to fit here.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Why “Il ne faut pas confondre” as opposed to “Il faut ne pas confondre”?
Please clarify why in this lesson the passé composé is used in "Depuis que je t'ai rencontré, ma vie a complètement changé" but present tense is used in "Depuis que j'ai quatre ans, je porte des lunettes." Thanks.
Why is the example « deux-cents » hyphenated, but « J’ai cinq cents euros. » is not hyphenated ? Thank you.
Is "demie" feminine form (with the "e") because heure is feminine? Merci.
In the A1 writing challenge "Learning the guitar" the question
"because I find that it's a soothing instrument"
suggests the answer
"car je trouve cet instrument apaisant."
which I can see is very elegant but why is my answer incorrect:
"car je la trouve d'être un instrument apaisant"
I can find other examples on the web of similar usage such this:
"...que nous avons trouvé d'être un trait distinctif..."
Why not use de la?
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