The French Pronoun "en" Explained

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1. 0:02

   Est- ce que je veux un autre café?

   Do I want another coffee?

2. 0:04

   Veux- tu un autre café?

   Do you want another coffee?

3. 0:05

   Ah non, j'en ai bu assez, j'en ai déjà bu trois.

   Ah no, I've had enough—I've already had three.

4. 0:08

   J'ai bu assez de café, j'en ai bu assez.

   I've had enough coffee—I've had enough.

5. 0:10

   Le pronom en, il remplace un complément qui commence par de ou tout simplement une

   The pronoun 'en' replaces an object introduced by 'de', or simply a quantity.

6. 0:16

   quantité. J'en ai bu assez, j'ai bu assez de café, j'en ai bu trois,

   I've had enough—I've had enough coffee; I've had three,

7. 0:21

   j'ai bu trois cafés.

   that is, three coffees.