lvy2497

[left grove]

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[stiff trench]

i translate it as

there will be many guys for you

[candid rover]

What's the full verse? Either way, from context, it might just be repetition where « en » replaces « des gars pour toi » but it gets repeated anyway, so it would be better written like: « Il y en aura plein, des gars pour toi »

Most literal translation would be: 'There will be full of them, guys for you'

[wanton jewel]

Yes this is an example of dislocation, which is when the main focus point of the sentence is repeated with a pronoun in the same sentence. It’s very very common in spoken French.

The “en” repeats “des gars”, and there should be a comma before “des gars” like bertie pointed out.

Literally “There will be lots of them, guys for you”

Other random examples:

• il est où, Paul ?
• je lui en ai offert plein, des cadeaux, à ta sœur
• t’en as fait quoi, de mon portable ?
• qu’il aille se faire voir, ce con

[proper cobalt]

in this case, is there like a slight pause before des gars or is it pronounced exactly as if there was no dislocation

[manic bobcat]

There can be a slight pause but it's not necessary. I'd say the more consistent indicator of dislocation is that stress rises until plein and then falls when reaching des gars.

[proper cobalt]

interesting thanks

[stiff trench]

sorry for the 2 week wait response