L'as-tu (en. Do you have it)

[la zty]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
adjective
Expression used to ask if someone possesses or has something.
Have you seen it in the cinema?
L'as-tu vu au cinéma ?
Used to check if an action has been completed.
Have you done it for the project?
L'as-tu fait pour le projet ?
Common inquiry in informal conversations.
Tell me, have you taken it?
Dis-moi, l'as-tu pris ?

Etymology

Contraction of 'l' (the) and 'as-tu' (do you have, from the verb to have).

Common Phrases and Expressions

Have you said it before?
Ask if the information has been communicated previously.
L'as-tu déjà dit ?
Have you understood it?
Ensure that the person has grasped something.
L'as-tu compris ?
Have you found it?
Ask if something has been located.
L'as-tu trouvé ?

Related Words

have
Second person singular of the verb to have in the present tense.
as
you
Personal pronoun of the second person singular.
tu
him
Personal pronoun of the third person singular.
lui

Slang Meanings

Informal expression to say that something has been understood.
So, did you catch it?
Alors, l'as-tu capté ?
Used to ask if someone has something without formality.
Hey, did you grab it?
Eh, l'as-tu chopé ?