Cause
en effet
FormalB2What follows
en effet + a full sentence
Function
Cause
Meaning
Confirms what was just said BY GIVING ITS REASON: the next sentence explains the previous one.
Position and punctuation
at the start of the sentence · a comma after
Example
Les transports sont saturés aux heures de pointe. En effet, la ligne n'a pas été prolongée depuis vingt ans.
Transport is saturated at peak times. Indeed, the line has not been extended for twenty years.
In the DELF
the B2 essay · the C1 synthesis
The trap
Not to be confused with en fait, which CORRECTS instead of confirming. En effet agrees with the previous sentence; en fait contradicts it.
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