What does “je m’en occupe” mean in French?

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je m’en occupe
French phrase for taking a job on
“I’ll take care of it” — s’occuper de is dealing with something, not being busy

Je m’en occupe is how you accept a task: “I’ll handle it, leave it with me.” S’occuper de covers dealing with a problem, a booking or a broken drawer, and it also covers looking after people — elle s’occupe des enfants. The en stands in for whatever was just mentioned, which is why those three words work as a complete answer on their own.

Close by but not interchangeable: être occupé is to be busy, and occupé on a door is “engaged.” Turn s’occuper de on someone else and it goes sharp — occupe-toi de tes affaires is “mind your own business,” delivered with none of the helpfulness of je m’en occupe.

How common are the words?

How common are the words in this A2 French listening practice video?

90%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common French words
Most of the words in this video are common French words.

How common in written French

87.1%
Top 1,000
90%
Top 2,000
94.3%
Top 5,000

How common in spoken French

84.3%
Top 1,000
94.3%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000

Harder words in this video

These words are harder than A2. Here is what they mean.

occuperai
1×
Not in top 5,000People say this a lot
tiroir
4×
Not in top 5,000People say this a lot
drawer
réparé
2×
Top 5,000People say this a lot
réparer
1×
Top 5,000People say this a lot
to repair
mon cœur
1×
term of endearment for loved ones

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · Lexique 3.83 (spoken). These numbers are close, not perfect.

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