Entre

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French preposition

The French preposition entre usually means "between" or "among."

1) Between (literally)

s’asseoir entre eux		to sit between them
entre Paris et Nice		between Paris and Nice
entre parenthèses		in (between) parentheses

2) Between (figuratively)

entre toi et moi, entre nous		between you and me, between us
entre 8h et midi		between 8am and noon
choisir entre rouge et bleu		to choose between red and blue

3) Among

être entre amis		to be among / with friends
se parler entre eux		to speak among themselves
entre autres		among other things / among others

4) Of / Out of

l’un d’entre nous		one (out) of us
le meilleur d’entre eux		the best (out) of them
beaucoup d’entre vous*		many of you

 * The verb that follows has to be conjugated in the third person (e.g., sont), rather than the second person (êtes). See the "Disruptive d’entre" section of Verb misconjugation for details.

Be careful not to confuse the preposition entre with the verb entrer (to enter).

 Related lessons

• Introduction to prepositions
• Stressed pronouns

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