She'd been dreaming about it forever.
The correct answer was "Elle en rêvait depuis toujours." Why wouldn't this be "Elle y rêvait depuis toujours?
Wouldn't the words "about it"require "y"and "of it" - en?
About it - "y"?
- « Back to Q&A Forum
- « Previous questionNext question »
helen w.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
About it - "y"?
This question relates to:French lesson "Y = There (French Adverbial Pronouns)"
Asked 6 years ago
Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Helen,
The short answer is that the verb rêver takes the preposition "de" when we want to say we dream about/of something, and "de" is replaced by the pronoun "en".
Elle rêve de son père -> Elle en rêve.
helen w. asked:
About it - "y"?
She'd been dreaming about it forever.
The correct answer was "Elle en rêvait depuis toujours." Why wouldn't this be "Elle y rêvait depuis toujours?
Wouldn't the words "about it"require "y"and "of it" - en?
Don't have an account yet? Join today
Ask a question
Find your French level for FREE
Test your French to the CEFR standard
Find your French level