Can we use Marie est en l'école" in place of "Marie est à l´ecole"

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Can we use Marie est en l'école" in place of "Marie est à l´ecole"

Asked 6 years ago
AurélieKwiziq team member
Bonjour Anish !

You will never use en in French to express "at", and here are the two possible cases with school:
Je suis à l'école.          I am at school.
Je suis dans l'école.   I am in the school.

See our lesson on en versus dans with locations:
En vs Dans with locations (French Prepositions of Location)">En vs Dans with locations (French Prepositions of Location)">En vs Dans with locations (French Prepositions of Location)">En vs Dans with locations (French Prepositions of Location)

Bonne journée !

Can we use Marie est en l'école" in place of "Marie est à l´ecole"

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