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Question on Example Question

In the examples, there is this sentence: "Ma tante est passée par la boulangerie en venant ici." In the sentence, what purpose does the "en" serve?

This question relates to:French lesson "Passer/se passer/se passer de - the different meanings of the verb "passer" in French"
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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Grammatically, en venant is a gerund. It is constructed with -

 en + present participle

and modifies a verb (in this case passer). You can read more about it here:

Forming Le Gérondif: en + '-ant' (while/by + -ing)

 

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Question on Example Question

In the examples, there is this sentence: "Ma tante est passée par la boulangerie en venant ici." In the sentence, what purpose does the "en" serve?

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