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[bitter flame]

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[wet star]

hi

[fast sierra]

j'en bois beaucoup - i drink a lot of it
J'ai boiT (passé composé) beaucoup - i DRANK a lot

[bitter flame]

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french question

[wet star]

when learning in our book beaucoup stays the same though

Im just tyring to understand "en". that is what im learning so im sorry

[fast sierra]

so

tu bois **de l'**eau? (do you drink water)
j'en bois beaucoup - i drink a lot of it (water)

en is to replace numbers (i have X of them, j'en ai X), to replace de/du/de la/de l'/des (tu bois du café? oui j'en bois)

[oblique badger]

More accurate to say that 'en' replaces the thing of which you have some amount, not the number that designates it itself ^^

[wet star]

So is it a way of not repeating yourself ina sense?

[fast sierra]

ye

but only to un/une and all variants of de

[wet star]

alright, I guess I'll just try to be aware of this and learn more. Thank you both. Idk how to close channel

[thorny lion]

J'ai bu

[oblique badger]

no need to close the channel

[thorny lion]

It would be "J'ai beaucoup bu"

[oblique badger]

Your welcome !

[wet star]

not familliar with "bu" at all

just learning "en"

[thorny lion]

The past participle of boire

[wet star]

ok

[thorny lion]

J'en bois beaucoup = I drink/am drinking a lot of it (présent)
J'ai beaucoup bu = I drank a lot (passé composé)