Il ne croit pas en grand-chose

Zhe L.C1Kwiziq community member

Il ne croit pas en grand-chose

Il ne croit pas en grand-chose

This is a test question. Could someone help to explain how to understand this "en" used here? I'll imagine "Il n'en croit pas grand-chose" would be correct.

Asked 4 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Zhe,

The verb is

croire en quelque chose (to believe in something)

Il ne croit pas en DieuHe doesn’t believe in God

Il ne croit pas en grand-chose=He doesn't believe in much at all

Hope this helps!

Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

The 'en' in the question is the preposition 'in' - «He doesn't believe in much». This is different to what you wrote, which would be "He doesn't believe in it much" (context would be needed to know what 'it' was).

Il ne croit pas en grand-chose

Il ne croit pas en grand-chose

This is a test question. Could someone help to explain how to understand this "en" used here? I'll imagine "Il n'en croit pas grand-chose" would be correct.

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