J'en ai trouve six
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Carole J.Kwiziq community member
J'en ai trouve six
Doesn't that mean: I have six of them? Not I have six?
This question relates to:French lesson "En with quantities = Of them (French Adverbial Pronouns)"
Asked 10 months ago
Carole,
in English we can say either ‘ I found six of them ‘ or ‘ I found six ‘.
Adding ‘of them ‘ is an optional emphasiser.
Both of these English expressions would be translated as ‘ J’en ai trouvé six ‘ in French, as either the pronoun ‘ en ‘ must be used, or the relevant noun repeated at the end of the sentence.
‘ J’ai trouvé six ‘ is incomplete in French.
In reverse, ‘ j’en ai trouvé six ‘ can be translated to English either with or without ‘of them ‘ being included.
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