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«en» in Mova's school dictionary: «in» or «to» with countries and months, and «in» or «by»… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

preposition and pronoun (French «en» = in, to, of it); noun (an en, ens — printing: en dash); in phrases «en route», «en masse» — not an English word on its own

meaning for a pupil

1) (French) «En» means «in» or «to» with countries and months, and «in» or «by» for ways of travelling: «en France» (in France), «en été» (in summer), «en bus» (by bus). tree →

2) (French) «En» also means «some» or «of it»: «j'en veux» means «I want some». tree →

3) English borrows French phrases: «en route» (on the way), «en masse» (all together in a big group). tree →

4) (printing) An «en dash» (–) is a dash about the width of the letter n. To an English ear French «en» sounds like a nasal «on». tree →

5) En can also mean "and" in some old country speech, as in "Brer Rabbit en Brer Fox." tree →

sense in the lessons

In French lessons «en» comes with countries («je vais en Espagne» – I'm going to Spain), seasons and transport. English phrases with «en» appear in stories and news: «en route to school», «the fans arrived en masse». In English typing, the en dash is used in number ranges: «pages 4–9».

examples

• «J'habite en Angleterre» means «I live in England». tree →
• «En hiver» means «in winter». tree →
• We stopped for a snack en route to the beach. tree →
• The parents arrived en masse for the school play. tree →
• «Tu en veux?» means «do you want some?» tree →
• Use an en dash in ranges like «5–10». tree →
• French «en» sounds a bit like «on» said through the nose. tree →
• How Miss Brune en Miss Brindle?" tree →

note

As a word, French, not English, except in phrases like «en route» and «en masse». Do not confuse with the English ending «-en» (golden, wooden, broken) or with «an».

In the corpora

• Je vous en prie is a more polite way to say "you're welcome".
• Picture running for the school bus with a French friend who shouts "On est en retard !" - we're late!
• and Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam;
• and Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.
• and Remeth, and En-gannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «en» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.