anasouardini

[silver creek]

Please be patient

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[bronze vapor]

there is something of which you come to realize, or better put you come to the realization of something, that something is represented by 'en'

[steep flower]

« on » peut être écrit avec l’article défini, surtout dans des contextes formels, puisqu’il était un pronom au singulier. Il est lié au mot « homme ».

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/on-vs-lon/

[bronze vapor]

The french uses on to, like, represent someone, could be the speaker , could be a generalization, but generally speaking, it's the speaker saying 'me'. I am not sure this comes across clearly but that is the sense I have.

[steep flower]

Pretty sure OP is asking about the « sans que l’on » part

[bronze vapor]

👍

[bronze vapor]

I explained what I believe below that. Wanted to clear the on part just in case

[barren rock]

So I can just drop it in a non-formal situation? it won't change the meaning?

[bronze vapor]

Grammar is not my strong point but wanted to say that is how I perceive the usage.

[steep flower]

Yes

You can tell it’s not an object pronoun since it’s located BEFORE the subject pronoun

[barren rock]

Thank you both @bronze vapor and @steep flower.

[steep flower]

If it were an object pronoun like « en » we would see it after on but we don’t

Either way, « sans qu’on s’en rende compte » is perfectly acceptable