Functions of "en" and "déjà" in sentence - French Language2024-03-29T00:35:35Zhttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/forum/topics/functions-of-en-and-d-j-in-sentence?commentId=3179028%3AComment%3A125097&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noMany thanks for the speedy re…tag:www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk,2016-12-23:3179028:Comment:1250972016-12-23T20:01:20.438ZCurt Jugghttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/profile/CurtJugg
<p>Many thanks for the speedy reply, George. Yes, adding "even then" and "of them"makes the translation read better. Thanks again.</p>
<p>Many thanks for the speedy reply, George. Yes, adding "even then" and "of them"makes the translation read better. Thanks again.</p> "One [a suitcase] like they d…tag:www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk,2016-12-23:3179028:Comment:1252032016-12-23T18:01:56.954ZGeorge Hunthttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/profile/GEORDIEHOUND
<p>"One [a suitcase] like they don't make any more, certainly, because, according to her<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>,even then</strong></span> they weren't making any more like that."</p>
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<p>Any good? "déjà " is normally translated as "already" and so I think "even then might work. It is as if "already" is set in the past.</p>
<p>"en" is a contraction for "d'elles" or "d'eux" if it refers to something masculine or without a gender.</p>
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<p>So "of them"…</p>
<p>"One [a suitcase] like they don't make any more, certainly, because, according to her<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>,even then</strong></span> they weren't making any more like that."</p>
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<p>Any good? "déjà " is normally translated as "already" and so I think "even then might work. It is as if "already" is set in the past.</p>
<p>"en" is a contraction for "d'elles" or "d'eux" if it refers to something masculine or without a gender.</p>
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<p>So "of them" you cpould have said.</p>
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<p>ie "One [a suitcase] like they don't make any more, certainly, because, according to her,<em><strong>even then</strong></em> they weren't making any more <em><strong>of them</strong></em> like that."</p>
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