How do these work with en?
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Hanna W.Kwiziq community member
How do these work with en?
If you want the quantifier to be a direct object, would you use it like:
Paul a bu quelques verres de vin hier ---> Paul en a bu quelques hier ??
This question relates to:French lesson "Expressing quantities in French with quelques/plusieurs/de nombreux = A few/several/many"
Asked 7 years ago
AurélieNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq
Bonjour Hanna !
Actually, "quelques" is a special case here, as you would need to add "-un(e)s" as such:
"Paul en a bu quelques-uns hier."
-> Though note that this isn't at all colloquial to say "He's had a few.". In French, to express this idea, you'll rather say "Il a pas mal bu hier." or "Il a bien bu.".
You can say "Il en a bu plusieurs." but not "Il en a bu de nombreux." => you'll say "Il en a bu beaucoup." instead :)
I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !
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