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j’en avais

I had some

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I had some “En” refers to something already mentioned or understood. In “j’en avais marre,” the phrase means “I was fed up.”
FR: J’en avais encore un peu.
EN: I still had a little.

J’en avais assez du nutan.

I was fed up with the nutan.

J’en avais quatre.

I had four.

Je suis revenue parce que j’en avais marre de vivre dans une caravane.

I came back because I was fed up with living in a caravan.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

J’en avais en fait près de quatre cent mille en caisse, merci bien.

I actually had nearly four hundred thousand in cash, thank you very much.

Heureusement, j’en avais deux.

Luckily, I had two.

J’en avais rarement besoin.

I rarely needed it.