Hello, perhaps i missed this/am not understandng something: is there a rule for en versus de usage? eg une robe de satin or une robe en satin?
En versus de
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Eva C.Kwiziq community member
En versus de
This question relates to:French lesson "Compound nouns formed with prepositions à/de/en in French"
Asked 10 months ago
Bonjour Eva,
When you wish to express that something is made of [a material], you can use either "en" or "à".
une robe de/en satin = a satin dress
-> i.e. made of satin
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
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