Lesson 8 - Grammar 3 - Part two: Object pronoun ‘y’
The object pronoun y is invariable. It precedes the verb, except in the imperative affirmative.
y replaces
‘à
+ noun or pronoun’
French / Français | English / Anglais |
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Il travaille à la gare. | He works at the station. |
Il y travaille. | He works there. |
Est-il au bureau? | Is he at the office? |
Y est-il? | Is he there? |
Notice that in lesson 6, y could be translated by ‘of or about it’ or ‘of or about them’, but should only refer to an animal or an inanimate object:
French / Français | English / Anglais |
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Nous pensons aux vacances. | We think about the vacation. |
Nous y pensons. | We think about it. |
Nous pensons à la neige. | We’re thinking about the snow. |
Nous y pensons. | We’re thinking about it. |