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why for certain expressions is it 'en avoir' instead of 'avoir'?

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ian_megill profile picture ian_megillFebruary 2019
Basically, the "en" usually works where we would use the English "one/some" or in a positive sentence, and "one/any" in a negative sentence, e.g.
"As-tu de l'argent?"
"Oui, j'en ai beaucoup."
or
"As-tu un crayon?"
"Non, je n'en ai pas."
But in certain fixed phrases, sometimes the object is only implied, e.g. "J'en ai marre"/"I've had enough (of this)."
Hope it's helpful,
Ian
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IdeeArtiste95 profile picture IdeeArtiste95February 2019
If someone means "en", it is something which must be mentioned before, in the same sentence or another one.
For example, "J'aimerais boire du café mais j'ai oublié d'en acheté."
Rua profile picture RuaApril 2019
ATTENTION !!!! ils sont durs !!!!! les polyglots Ah! Ah !