celestialcoil

[rain isle]

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[median schooner]

Y replaces à + noun/place.

Je vais à la plage => j'y vais
Je pense à ce film => j'y pense
En replaces de + noun/place.
Je reviens de Paris => j'en reviens
J'ai besoin du stylo => j'en ai besoin

[knotty cloak]

would ''en'' replace ''des + noun'' too? or is it only replacing singular de

[median schooner]

Yes.

J'ai acheté des fleurs => j'en ai acheté

En also replaces the noun that follows a number.

J'ai pris deux clés => j'en ai pris deux

[knotty cloak]

oh okay thank makes so much sense

thank you so much ❤️

[median schooner]

It also replaces a complement of a noun.

J'ai fait une liste des courses à faire => j'en ai fait une liste

[knotty cloak]

ah so it just replaced alot of things

ill have to make a list then haha

[median schooner]

Really, en just replaces de + noun (and the noun that is counted).

As for y, you can look into the previous question thread for more details.