#’en’ object pronoun

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’en’ object pronoun

vernal pilot
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yes. Specifically, "en" is an indirect object pronoun replacing any indirect object introduced by the preposition "de" (here replacing "des rumeurs" and "du gâteau")

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note that these aren't partitives, but it would work for partitives as well
ex: je veux de l'eau => j'en veux