French Preposition (en)
Definition: En is nearly always used directly in front of a noun, with no article. It can indicate all of the following:
- Location
il est en prison he is in jail j'habite en banlieu I live in the suburbs
- Time
en août in August en 3 jours in three days en semaine during the week
- 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
- Means
voyager en train to travel by train rentrer en taxi to return by taxi
- 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
- 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
- Material
un pull en laine wool sweater une maison en bois wooden house
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