Y (en. Y)

/i/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adverb

Indicates a place already mentioned.

I'm going to Paris, and I'll spend two days there.

Je vais à Paris, et j'y passerai deux jours.

Replaces a complement introduced by the preposition 'à'.

Did you think about your promise? Yes, I'm thinking about it.

Tu as pensé à ta promesse ? Oui, j'y pense.

Indicates a direction or an object of discourse.

He doesn't know what he should do, but he's thinking about it.

Il ne sait pas ce qu'il doit faire, mais il y réfléchit.

From Latin 'ille' which became 'il' and then 'y'.

there's

There is something.

y en a

to be knowledgeable about something

To be expert in a field.

s'y connaître

to go there

To go somewhere or to participate.

y aller

here

An adverb that indicates a nearby location.

ici

there

An adverb that indicates a distant or designated location.

là

that

Demonstrative pronoun referring to a thing.

cela

Used to emphasize the location.

That's where it's happening!

C'est y que ça se passe !

To talk about a planned event.

We'll meet there at 8 PM.

On se retrouve y à 20h.