ptn ca me rappelle je suis célib

[winter vine]

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[cloud tendon]

I believe you're asking about the French gerund construction

en faisant qqch

Not always do you need the preposition « en » when employing the gerund. Reference this article:

https://www.cliffsnotes.com/study-guides/french/french-ii/french-ii-participles/present-participles

[vale bough]

mdr i was just brushing up en and y, dont know why i figured en was referring to personne 😵 yea the gerund makes sense I see it now

[stone apex]

you can tell its the gerund because the verb is "conjugated" with -ant

je suis allé au Japon, et ce, sans y conna__ître__ personne.

je suis allé au Japon, et ce, en n'y conna__issant__ personne.

[deft spade]

Nice examples - is there any difference in meaning between the two sentences?

[stone apex]

no, they are just two ways to say the same thing

I went to Japan, and that, without knowing anyone there.
I went to Japan, and that, not knowing anyone there.

[cloud tendon]

ok tumor protein !

[deft spade]

Haha that was my discord name before they made me change it