Y and EN

Y and EN can be a nightmare for learners of French. It's sometimes hard to tell exactly what these two pronouns are replacing, on top of knowing where to place them in your sentences. This video will go over why they're used, how to use them and a simple rule to keep in mind that will help you make sense of these one and two letter words.
0:36 - Why are Y and EN used?
0:59 - Y
1:04 - Y can replace a preposition + place
2:21 - Y can replace a place by itself
2:59 - Placement of Y in sentences
4:32 - Don’t forget the Y
5:02 - Placement Exception for Y
5:20 - Y can replace à + noun for verbs that use à (e.g. penser à, jouer à, réfléchir à)
6:40 - Y can’t be used for people
7:00 - Some expressions that use Y
7:29 - EN
7:37 - EN can replace de, du, de la, de l’ and des + a noun
8:42 - Placement of EN
9:30 - Placement Exception for EN
9:48 - EN can replace "de + noun" for verbs that use de (e.g. avoir besoin de + noun, parler de + noun)
10:46 - EN can replace "de + place" for verbs like sortir de, venir de, rentrer de
11:23 - EN is used with expressions of quantity such as beaucoup (it replaces "de + noun" in beaucoup de + noun)
11:55 - Don’t forget the EN
12:27 - EN can replace the noun after a number
13:10 - EN can’t be used for people
13:25 - Some expressions that use EN
14:28 - A simple rule to keep in mind

Пікірлер: 37

  • @atharvanaik6695
    @atharvanaik66956 ай бұрын

    Bro just taught me 2 years' worth of grammar in 15 mins thanks to him I'm not failing my exam tomorrow

  • @ItsAllAPartOfTheExperience
    @ItsAllAPartOfTheExperience Жыл бұрын

    I am literally in tears as I was not able to understand pronoms and have my exam on 20th. But in the very first min, I got it You have no idea of the effect you put on me Thank you very much

  • @RitaMadlock-td8xf
    @RitaMadlock-td8xf22 күн бұрын

    As a beginner online French student this was a gift of patience and gentle instruction. Thank you for the inspiration.

  • @oldcremehelian3708
    @oldcremehelian37082 жыл бұрын

    How do you manage to explain things so clearly when others cannot?

  • @aadityabhardwaj208
    @aadityabhardwaj2082 жыл бұрын

    I have an exam tomorrow, and damn you're videos are pretty helpful, mercii!

  • @CalcBCStudent30184
    @CalcBCStudent30184 Жыл бұрын

    not your videos carrying me through finals prep- seriously they're so good and clear up so many muddy spots thanks for posting them!

  • @arbitraryify
    @arbitraryify2 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic content, thanks for making these ~

  • @bouncycaptain1361
    @bouncycaptain1361 Жыл бұрын

    English is not my first language but this helped me understand en and y a lot more than when my teacher explained. Thank you so much!

  • @tonioach4700
    @tonioach47009 күн бұрын

    Awesome! Thanks. For completeness I wish you would've included the negation in different tenses,.

  • @Dimetil999
    @Dimetil9992 жыл бұрын

    Merci beaucoup ! Votre vídeos m'aident beaucoup !

  • @udithagunathilake4692
    @udithagunathilake4692 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for these videos,it's really helpful.

  • @linabiswas730
    @linabiswas7309 ай бұрын

    Very clear explanation

  • @catherinelowe172
    @catherinelowe17210 ай бұрын

    You explained it very well and clearly. Brilliant. I have subscribed to your channel. I wish to see more videos on the French lessons.

  • @crystalshao4508
    @crystalshao4508 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video! Your videos are really useful for the anglophones😢

  • @mamtasaggar6599
    @mamtasaggar65993 ай бұрын

    Absolutely brilliant ❤️👌

  • @RohitSinghShinchan
    @RohitSinghShinchan2 жыл бұрын

    Can you make a video on all 5 dead verb tenses also. I know how conjuncate them but i dont know how to use them pls help me

  • @FrenchLearningHub

    @FrenchLearningHub

    2 жыл бұрын

    Perhaps in the future, but what makes you want to know those old tenses?

  • @fegor588

    @fegor588

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@FrenchLearningHub I was reading a book and the sentence "elle fut simple" was there, so it would be helpful to know how and when to use it. thanks!

  • @You.dontneedtoknow.me.

    @You.dontneedtoknow.me.

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@fegor588 "Fut" est le passé de verbe "être" La conjugaison des verbes en français est assez compliqué

  • @aartivermaofficial_
    @aartivermaofficial_ Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this 😌👌🏻

  • @subtle25
    @subtle25 Жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @costaricansportsfan5390
    @costaricansportsfan53902 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are amazing and how you explain things is really good I have a request, if you could make a video on the prepositions à, de, sur, en it would be amazing

  • @someonethatyoudontknow9816

    @someonethatyoudontknow9816

    2 жыл бұрын

    The video has en in it though?

  • @costaricansportsfan5390

    @costaricansportsfan5390

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@someonethatyoudontknow9816 it was en as a preposition

  • @joeychen5212

    @joeychen5212

    2 жыл бұрын

    À is like at, sur is on, en is in, de is like of.

  • @fabiansggi5496
    @fabiansggi5496 Жыл бұрын

    very good thank you!

  • @diagojonathan
    @diagojonathan5 ай бұрын

    Can you do a video about se?

  • @seirajacob5898
    @seirajacob58982 жыл бұрын

    really good videos keep it up :)

  • @apartus6852
    @apartus6852 Жыл бұрын

    10:45 Despite avoir being used here to express a need, not passé composé, en would still be positioned before the auxiliary verb?

  • @successmission779
    @successmission7793 ай бұрын

    Thankyou very much

  • @jasonteam2057
    @jasonteam20572 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant thanks

  • @FrenchLearningHub

    @FrenchLearningHub

    2 жыл бұрын

    No problem 💪😁

  • @mrchin8627

    @mrchin8627

    Жыл бұрын

    Not too bad bad or badly.

  • @mrchin8627
    @mrchin8627 Жыл бұрын

    Yes , 💜 a little difficult.

  • @xue1379
    @xue13792 жыл бұрын

    ❤️

  • @szymonj.rucinski3843
    @szymonj.rucinski3843 Жыл бұрын

    *me who just started learning French today* "well this is something I need to know now"

  • @adabekee4964
    @adabekee4964 Жыл бұрын

    I laughed at the Scooby Doo clip 😀

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