Focus on the Language 47 Flashcards
Entirely vs. part: le, l', les, vs. en. (24 cards)
Elle boit le lait.
She drinks the milk.
Elle le boit.
She drinks it.
Elle le boit tout.
She drinks it all.
Elle boit du lait.
She drinks milk (or some milk).
Elle en boit.
She drinks it (or some of it).
Elle en boit beaucoup.
She drinks it a lot (or a lot of it).
Il mange les chocolats.
He eats the chocolates.
Il les mange.
He eat them.
Il mange des chocolats.
He eats chocolates.
Il en mange.
He eats them.
Il chante des chants funèbres.
He is singing funeral chants.
Il en chante souvent.
He sings them often.
Il aime en chanter.
He loves to sing them.
Elle ne chante que deux chants funèbres.
She sings only two funeral chants.
Elle les chante souvent.
She sings them often.
Elle aime les chanter.
She loves to sing them.
Il boit du lait; il en boit beaucoup.
He drinks milk; he drinks it a lot.
Il en boit maintenant.
He is drinking it now.
Il a des chocolats. Il en mange.
He has chocolates. He eats them.
Il a du chocolat. Il en mange.
He has some chocolates. He eats it.
How can you tell if a sentence is referring to a certain quantity of something?
“De” alone will be used.
Ex: Il boit beaucoup de lait. - He drinks a lot of milk.
Elle boit du lait.
She drinks milk.
Elle boit beaucoup de lait.
She drinks a lot of milk.
Il ne boit pas de lait.
He doesn’t drink milk.
