French Verbs with Preposition en - Lawless French Grammar

French verbs requiring a preposition


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A number of French verbs require the preposition en in front of a noun.

agir en		to act like/as
arranger en		to arrange, set up as
avoir confiance en		to trust
casser en (morceaux, quatre)		to break in(to) (pieces, four)
changer en		to change into
convertir en		to convert into
couper en (deux, trois)		to cut in (two, three pieces)
croire en		to believe in
dégénérer en		to degenerate into
se déguiser en		to disguise oneself as
écrire en (français, caractères)		to write (in French, block letters)
ériger en		to set up as
s’habiller en		to dress in
mesurer en (mètres, litres)		to measure in (meters, liters)
se mettre en colère se mettre en route		to get mad to set out, get going
partir en (guerre, voyage) partir en (voiture, train)		to leave for (war, a trip) to leave by/in (car, train)
peindre en		to paint in/with
réduire en		to reduce to
traduire en (français, anglais)		to translate into (French, English)
transformer en		to change into
se vendre en (bouteilles, boîtes)		to be sold in (bottles, cans)
voyager en (train, taxi)		to travel by (train, taxi)