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When should you use 'en' and 'dans' in french?

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"en", can be used in 'en ce jour': on this day. Or 'lire en courant': read while running.

dans, means in, 'les fruits sont dans la boîte': the fruits are in the box. Or 'Dans l'autobus ce matin': In the bus this morning.

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1. En expresses a duration: en une heure, dans the end of the duration: dans une heure

2. We use EN followed with a word with no article: en prison, and Dans before a word with an article: dans la prison

3. En for month and years: en juin, en 1920


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