Questions & Answers about Il coupe le melon en deux.
Why do we use en here instead of dans for "in"?
In French, the preposition en is used to show the result of a physical transformation or division. When you cut, fold, or break something into pieces, you always use en rather than dans, which is strictly for physical location inside something.
Would I use this exact same French sentence to say "He cuts the melon in half"?
How would this sentence change if I wanted to say "He cuts it in two"?
You would replace the noun le melon with the direct object pronoun le. Because French object pronouns must be placed directly before the conjugated verb, the new sentence would be Il le coupe en deux.
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