In, by - En (The 7th Most Common French Word)

The French translation for In, by is En. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 7th most common word in French. It can be used as adverb, pronoun, preposition. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced. Download our app to practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: in, by

French: en

Examples


He is in touch with all kinds of people.	Il est en contact avec toutes sortes de gens.
I'm not eating.	Je ne suis pas en train de manger.
That didn't accomplish anything.	Tout cela a été en vain
As far as I am concerned, I have nothing to say.	En ce qui me concerne, je n'ai rien à dire.
I need to see you in person.	J'ai besoin de te voir en personne.
Dad says the most important thing is that I'm alive.	Papa dit que le plus important, c'est que je sois en vie.
I apologise for arriving late.	Je suis désolé d'être autant en retard.
You have to believe in yourselves.	Il faut avoir confiance en soi.

Everybody needs something to believe in.	Tout le monde a besoin de croire en quelque chose.
You need to believe in something.	Vous devez croire en quelque chose.
In general, everything is fine.	En général, tout va bien.
The children are talking to their parents at this moment.	Les enfants parlent à leurs parents en ce moment.
I did that in a couple of days.	Je l'ai accompli en quelques jours.
The more you know, the more you understand that you know nothing.	Plus vous en savez, plus vous comprenez que vous ne savez rien.
You don't seem to understand how difficult it is for young people today to believe in something.	Vous ne semblez pas comprendre à quel point il est difficile pour les jeunes d'aujourd'hui de croire en quelque chose.
I think about it from time to time.	J'y pense de temps en temps.
They're looking for you.	Ils sont en train de vous chercher.
Our city is getting bigger and bigger.	Notre ville devient de plus en plus grande.
I can do that in less than ten minutes.	Je peux faire ça en moins de dix minutes.
This was in year two thousand.	C'était en l'an deux mille.
It's getting worse and worse.	C'est de pire en pire.