Preposition - En
En is used to mean 鈥榠n鈥 or 鈥榯o鈥 with feminine countries, eg la France/l鈥橧talie. Here are some examples:
- on va en France la semaine prochaine- we鈥檙e going to France next week
- nous sommes rest茅s en Italie pendant trois jours - we stayed in Italy for three days
En is also used to mean 鈥榠n鈥 with expressions of time (months/year and seasons). For example:
- en novembre/en juin - in November/in June
- il est n茅 en 2014 - he was born in 2014
- en 茅迟茅/补耻迟辞尘苍别/丑颈惫别谤 - in summer/autumn/winter
En is used to mean 鈥榖y鈥 with most modes of transport:
- il a fait le voyage jusqu鈥檌ci en car - he travelled all the way here by coach
- on est arriv茅s en taxi - we arrived by taxi
- je pars aux Pays-Bas en avion - I鈥檓 going to the Netherlands by plane
En is used with materials to mean 鈥榤ade out of鈥 :
- j鈥檃i achet茅 un pull en laine - I bought a jumper made of wool
- c鈥檈st une bague en or - it鈥檚 a gold ring