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1.34:_Pronom_Y
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<p>The pronoun <strong>Y</strong> is used</p> <ul> <li>to replace phrases that describe places. It is normally translated by ’there’ in English.</li> </ul> <p style="padding-left: 40px"><span style="color:#0000ff;">☞ Tu habites à Paris ? Oui, j’<strong>y</strong> habite.</span> <span style="color:#808080;"><em>Do you live in Paris? Yes, I live there.</em></span></p> <ul> <li>with verbs that are followed by the preposition <strong>à</strong>: penser à (to think about), réfléchir à (to think about, to reflect on)</li> </ul> <p style="padding-left: 40px"><span style="color:#0000ff;">☞ Tu penses à ton voyage en France ? Oui, j’<strong>y</strong> pense.</span> <span style="color:#808080;"><em>Do you think about your trip in France? Yes, I think about it.</em></span></p> <div class="a9l-kc-text-lang"><span style="color:#800080;">Note</span> that <em>y</em> is generally situated <u>before the verb</u>.</div> <div class="a9l-kc-text-lang" style="padding-left: 40px"><strong style="font-size: 1em"><span style="color:#0000ff;">☞ </span></strong><span style="color:#0000ff;">Vous allez à Paris aujourd’hui ? – Oui, </span><span style="color:#0000ff;">j’</span><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong>y</strong></span><span style="color:#0000ff;"> vais.</span><span style="font-size:1em;"> <span class="mt-color-666699"><em><span style="color:#808080;">Are you going to Paris today? Yes, I’m going there</span>.</em></span></span></div> <div class="a9l-kc-text-lang">Here are some common expressions that use <strong>y</strong>:</div> <div class="a9l-kc-examples"> <ul> <li class="a9t-kc-example"><strong>Ça y est.</strong> <span style="color:#808080;"><em>That’s it.</em></span></li> <li class="a9t-kc-example"><strong>On y va.</strong> <em><span style="color:#808080;">Let’s go. </span></em></li> <li class="a9t-kc-example"><strong>Vas-y. ▫︎ Allez-y.</strong> <em><span style="color:#808080;">Go on, go ahead. </span></em></li> <li class="a9t-kc-example"><strong>Je n’y arrive pas.</strong> <span style="color:#808080;"><em>I can’t do it.</em></span></li> </ul> <p>Practice</p> <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="411" src="https://pressbooks.pub/introductiontofrench1/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=h5p_embed&id=147" title="Pronom Y. ex." width="686"></iframe><script src="https://pressbooks.pub/app/plugins/h5p/h5p-php-library/js/h5p-resizer.js" charset="UTF-8"></script></div>
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