En
French Preposition
En is nearly always used directly in front of a noun, with no article. It can indicate all of the following:
| I. | Location | |
| il est en prison | he is in jail | |
| j'habite en banlieue | I live in the suburbs | |
| II. | Time (en vs dans) | |
| en août | in August | |
| en trois jours | in three days | |
| en semaine | during the week | |
| III. | To do something like or as | |
| Je te parle en ami | I'm speaking to you as a friend | |
| Il agit en enfant | He's acting like a kid | |
| IV. | Means | |
| voyager en train | to travel by train | |
| rentrer en taxi | to return by taxi | |
| V. | Condition or appearance | |
| être en bonne santé | to be in good health | |
| être en guerre | to be at war | |
| être en pyjama | to be in pajamas | |
| VI. | Transformation | |
| traduire en français | to translate into French | |
| se déguiser en... | to disguise oneself as... | |
| transformer une salle en bureau | to change a room into an office | |
| VII. | Material | |
| un pull en laine | wool sweater | |
| une maison en bois | wooden house | |
Don't forget that en is also an adverbial pronoun.
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Expressions with en Verbs with en En vs Dans |
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