Of it; some; of them in French

Definition

Definition in EnglishAn unstressed object pronoun replacing a complement introduced by the preposition meaning of or from, an indefinite partitive object, or the noun associated with a quantity whose number or amount remains expressed.

Definition in FrenchCe pronom remplace un complément introduit par « de », une quantité indéfinie ou le nom associé à une quantité exprimée.

Example sentences

• C’est un bon livre, et nous en parlons souvent.🔊

  This is a good book, and we often talk about it.

• Il y a du pain, et j’en veux.🔊

  There is some bread, and I want some.

• Elle a cinq pommes et elle m’en donne deux.🔊

  She has five apples, and she gives me two of them.

Learn it in a lesson

• French y and en: pronouns for places, things, and quantities

of it; some; of them in other languages

• What of it; some; of them means
• In Portuguese
• In Japanese