italki - Should I use 'en' or 'le/la/les' - Object pronouns Context: My girlfriend asked me if I did some duo

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Tim

Should I use 'en' or 'le/la/les' - Object pronouns Context: My girlfriend asked me if I did some duolingo this morning. If I replied "Yes, I did some" which object pronoun should I use? Oui, j'en ai fait. ou Oui, je l'ai fait. At first I used "Oui, j'en ai fait", because of the translation of "some", but then I thought that's only really used for food or something that requires the partitive article, par exemple "Est-ce que tu veux manger du riz". "Oui, j'en veux". I think part of the confusion may be because in informal English we're very lazy. I don't think (I'm not a language student or teacher, so correct me if I'm wrong) that "I did some duolingo" is correct. It should probably be "I practiced my French on duolingo".Edit: The original question was "est-ce que tu fais ton duolingo?".

25 lip 2014 12:48

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Caroline L-B

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Je l'ai fait = you've finished it all, the whole task is done. J'en ai fait = short for "I did some exercises" I'm not sure "est-ce que tu fais ton duolingo?" is a good question, it mean "are you doing your duolingo (right now)?". She probably asked "est-ce que tu AS fais ton duolingo?".

25 lipca 2014

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La Liseuse

And sorry, Tim, for hijacking your your question like this! I hope that you've got answer and that it's clearer for you now.

25 lipca 2014 · Odpowiedź

Caroline L-B

J'ai répondu mais lire cette question m'a mis en colère...

25 lipca 2014 · Odpowiedź

La Liseuse

I'd say 'J'en ai fait' to mean 'I did some.' 'En' is used in many situations, and certainly not just for food and such items. 'Je l'ai fait' would mean 'I did it'. You'd answer this if someone said, for example 'Tu as fait le ménage?' (housework) and you wanted to say 'Yes, I did it' in the sense of having completed a job.

25 lipca 2014

Tim

Well I guess it also depends on how she posed the question too. For more context. She said "est-ce que tu fais ton duolingo?". I know 'en' can be used with more than food. That was the only example I could think of off the top of my head since most of my studies have involved food =p. I know when I refer to the object if it requires a partitive article "du, des, de la" then "en" is used. So I wasn't too sure in this situation since a possessive pronoun was used.

25 lipca 2014 · Odpowiedź

La Liseuse

Yes, I see what you mean. If she said 'ton duolingo' then it's more precise, and 'Je l'ai fait' would seem to be an appropriate answer.

25 lipca 2014 · Odpowiedź

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