EN VS DANS 🤔​ WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? HOW TO USE THEM?

If you’re learning french, you probably already came across these prepositions and you wonder “What’s the difference?” or “How to use them properly?”.

🟣 Let me explain very simply and quickly in this article!

If you translate in English, it becomes confusing because they both mean the same thing:

En = in    /   Dans = in

⚠️​ But there’s actually a difference in the meaning… ⤵️​

En = is used to refer to the necessary time to do an action.

Dans = is used to express something upcoming, in the future.

🟢​ Let’s see some examples:

1️⃣ Dans cinq minutes = In five minutes

2️⃣​ En cinq minutes = In five minutes

3️⃣ J’ai fait ce dessin en cinq minutes = I did this drawing in five minutes

4️⃣​ Je vais faire ce dessin dans cinq minutes = I’m going to do this drawing in five minutes

5️⃣ Si tu viens dans une heure, on aura le temps de faire du shopping = If you come in an hour, we’ll have time to do some shopping

​6️⃣​ Dans les années à venir, mon frère va faire plusieurs voyages = In the upcoming years, my brother is going to go on several trips.

7️⃣ Maman a fait ce gâteau au chocolat en quarante minutes ! = Mom made this chocolate cake in forty minutes!

​8️⃣​ Je dois partir dans quelques minutes et je ne trouve pas mes clés ! = I have to leave in a few minutes and I can’t find my keys!

9️⃣​ Si le docteur n’arrive pas dans les cinq prochaines minutes, je m’en vais ! = If the doctor doesn’t show up in the five next minutes, I’m leaving!

 

Et voilà ! 👏​ Now you're all set to know how it works and to use them without making any mistake again!😊​

 

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