French Expression 14 " En vouloir à quelqu'un "

French Expression 14 "En vouloir à quelqu'un "

To hold a grudge against someone

By looking at some expressions , it is not possible to guess its meaning . One such French expression is " En vouloir à quelqu'un ".

Go through the following examples

1. Elle  en veut à son mari .- She holds a grudge against her husband .

Be careful while using this expression . You should conjugate.  " Vouloir " appropriately .
If you want to use a pronoun in the place of " à son mari " , it will be   " lui " and  remember that this pronoun is placed before " en ".

Elle lui en veut  . -  She holds a grudge against him

2. Ne m'en veux  pas . - Don't hold a grudge against me.

3. Pourquoi est-ce que vous m'en voulez ?  Dites-moi.

Why  are you mad at me ? Tell me.

C'est tout pour aujourd'hui .

À bientôt !

T. K. Jayaraman
1/08/2015
Bangalore