In "il n'en est pas moins vrais que le régime...", why is there an "en" in this phrase? What does this pronoun replace here?

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anonymous · Answer

"Il n'en est pas moins vrai que..." en = néanmoins You say that to moderate an opinion

anonymous · Answer

So, "Il n'est pas moins vrai que..." would also be a correct sentence, right? And this "en" is not a pronoum, is it?

anonymous · Answer

"Il n'en est pas moins vrai que" is a correct sentence. "en" is a pronoum remplacing the word "néanmoins." Néanmoins, il n'est pas moins vrai que" instead of "Il n'en est pas moins vrai"

vincent-lyon.fr · Answer

Néanmoins (nonetheless) would be a replacement of the whole fixed expression, not exactly what "en" refers to.

I do not fully agree with @assoapres's as there is a repetition in the sentence if you write, as she/he suggests: "NéanMOINS, .....  MOINS vrai"

"en" is a pronoun that replaces an indirect object introduced by preposition "de". "en" = "de quelque chose".

Actually, in your phrase, "en" replaces "de cela".

"cela" being what was said in the previous sentence, or the previous point in the global argument.

It is a fixed expression, and would sound awkward without "en", even if the object of the "en" is not so clear.

It is really a matter of Sprachgefühl !

anonymous · Answer

i agree. "de cela" is a better answer

anonymous · Answer

ah there r good french speakers here