Using y or en.

Caroline S.C1Kwiziq community member

Using y or en.

Re "Je ____ reviens aussi". I was taught that when it's a question of "place" you use "y". So, "J'y reviens aussi.," J'en reviens" sounds really weird to my ears. "J'en ai eu assez" sounds fine..... Can you explain please?  

Asked 3 days ago
CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

As the lesson indicates Caroline, 'en' replaces 'de' and the verb is: 

revenir de quelque part = to come back from somewhere 

and the 'en' replaces 'de X'

In your other example, it uses the verb

avoir assez de quelque chose = to have enough of something 

So the 'en' replaces 'de quelque chose'.

Hope this helps! 

Caroline S. asked:

Using y or en.

Re "Je ____ reviens aussi". I was taught that when it's a question of "place" you use "y". So, "J'y reviens aussi.," J'en reviens" sounds really weird to my ears. "J'en ai eu assez" sounds fine..... Can you explain please?  

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