L'en (en. The in)

/lɑ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

pronoun

Used to replace an expression introduced by 'de'.

He talks about his book; I talked about it to him.

Il parle de son livre; je l'en ai parlé.

Used to talk about something that has already been mentioned.

He has a project. It is very interesting.

Il a un projet. L'en est très intéressant.

Indication of origin.

I just came from the house; it was closed.

Je viens de la maison; l'en était fermé.

Contraction of 'de' and 'le'.