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How do I say the sentence in the title in French?

L'arbre couvre un quart ??? d'en ?

instead of:

L'arbre couvre un quart de l'image.

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L'arbre en couvre un quart.

When "of it" refers to a part of something it'll often be "en". Don't forget that you will sometimes need to rearrange the sentence.

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    Also L'arbre en couvre le quart. and L'arbre en occupe le quart.
    – jlliagre
    Commented Feb 11, 2017 at 23:29
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    @Frank also
    – jlliagre
    Commented Feb 12, 2017 at 19:34
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    @jlliagre - ah ok :-)
    – Frank
    Commented Feb 12, 2017 at 19:47

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