The answer is reported as "les." But I used "en" because of the previous reference to "des cadeaux" and the following reference to "tous achetes." Would this be correct as well, or, if not, why is it wrong?
Replacing nouns with "Les" or "en"
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Anna J.Kwiziq community member
Replacing nouns with "Les" or "en"
In "J'ai encore des cadeaux à acheter. - Marie ________ a déjà tous achetés !"
This question relates to:French lesson "Using le/la/l'/les = it/him/her/them (French Direct Object Pronouns)"
Asked 3 years ago
Hi Anna,
The definite article 'les' is used because Marie has already bought all of them ( the ones you were talking about).
If you said :
Marie en a déjà achetés ( plusieurs)
it would mean -
Marie has already bought some of them and you couldn't have 'tous' in the sentence.
Hope this helps!
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