y
Meanings
Pronoun
1. there (at a place)
2. there, thither (to there)
3. Used as a pronoun to replace an adverbial phrase starting with à.
a. With verbs: see Appendix:French verbs followed by à for verbs which use this structure.
b. With adjectives. Only used with a handful of adjectives (the most common combination being y compris, which is a special case), mainly in legal terminology. (archaic)
Examples8163
Nous allons au Mexique. Nous y allons.
We are going to Mexico. We are going there.
Je pense à mon pays. J'y pense.
I think about my country. I think about it.
Il est dans la maison. Il y est.
He is in the house. He is there.
personnes y nommées
Persons named there(in)
documents y relatifs
Related documents
procédures y afférentes
Related procedures