I'm confused re: en or le/la here

Di L.A2Kwiziq community member

I'm confused re: en or le/la here

Tu joues de la trompette. - Tu en joues.You play trumpet. - You play (it)

so would Tu la joues be wrong or just another way to say the same thing?

This question relates to:French lesson "En can replace de + [phrase] (French Adverbial Pronouns)"

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Di,

It is frustrating but the answer is no, in the case of instruments you have to use 'en' as the verb is -

jouer de + instrument musical

jouer du piano = to play the piano

jouer de la flute = to play the flute

Jouer de = to play an instrument in French

The 'en' replaces 'de la trompette' because of the 'de' as explained in the lesson you quote.

Hope this helps!

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Di L. asked:

I'm confused re: en or le/la here

Tu joues de la trompette. - Tu en joues.You play trumpet. - You play (it)

so would Tu la joues be wrong or just another way to say the same thing?

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