en acheter un

buy one of them / buy one

→ en

phrase Rare #22,485

buy one of them / buy one The pronoun en refers to some previously mentioned thing or things. This structure is often used when the English would say “buy one” after the item has already been identified.

FR: Je peux en acheter un.

EN: I can buy one of them.

Pour aller à l'école, il faut en acheter un.

To go to school, you have to buy one.

— Pinocchio (2019)

Il me faut en acheter un.

I need to buy one.

Peux-tu en acheter un pour moi aussi ?

Can you buy one for me too?

Je dois en acheter un demain.

I have to buy one tomorrow.

Où puis-je en acheter un ?

Where can I buy one?

Vous pensez que votre mari pourrait m'en acheter un aussi ?

Do you think your husband could buy me one too?

— In the Mood for Love (2000)

Je dois en acheter un.

I have to buy one.

Tu vas m'en acheter un ?

Are you going to buy me one?

— Mother (2009)

Donc j'vais en acheter un d'occasion.

So I’m going to buy a used one.

— Un prophète (2009)

Il faut en acheter un.

You have to buy one.

— Pinocchio (2019)

Nous devons en acheter un.

We have to buy one.