This is a line from an old song--> "Qu'il y'en a un sur deux qui n'est jamais heureux."
What does en do/mean here?
Usage of en I don't understand
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Michelle P.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Usage of en I don't understand
This question relates to:French lesson "Using French adverbial pronoun "en" in affirmative commands in the imperative mood (L'Impératif) in French"
Asked 5 years ago
Qu'il y en a un sur deux qui n'est jamais heureux. -- That there is one in two who is never happy.
When you want to express that there is a certain number of something, you use il y en a...
Je dois acheter du lait? -- Non, il y en a encore un litre.
Combien de plats sont sur la table? -- Il y en a quatre.
Michelle P.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Thank you so much, Chris! I understood everything about this sentence but the usage of en. Now it all makes perfect sense.
Michelle P. asked:
Usage of en I don't understand
This is a line from an old song--> "Qu'il y'en a un sur deux qui n'est jamais heureux."
What does en do/mean here?
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