Preposition - En

En is used to mean ‘in’ or ‘to’ with feminine countries, eg la France/l’Italie. Here are some examples:

• on va en France la semaine prochaine- we’re going to France next week
• nous sommes restés en Italie pendant trois jours - we stayed in Italy for three days

En is also used to mean ‘in’ with expressions of time (months/year and seasons). For example:

• en novembre/en juin - in November/in June
• il est né en 2014 - he was born in 2014
• en été/automne/hiver - in summer/autumn/winter

En is used to mean ‘by’ with most modes of transport:

• il a fait le voyage jusqu’ici en car - he travelled all the way here by coach
• on est arrivés en taxi - we arrived by taxi
• je pars aux Pays-Bas en avion - I’m going to the Netherlands by plane

En is used with materials to mean ‘made out of’ :

• j’ai acheté un pull en laine - I bought a jumper made of wool
• c’est une bague en or - it’s a gold ring