y
/i/ pronoun A1- there (at a place) · Il est dans la maison. Il y est. He is in the house. He is there.
- there, thither (to there) · Nous allons au Mexique. Nous y allons. We are going to Mexico. We are going there.
- Used as a pronoun to replace an adverbial phrase starting with à. · Je pense à mon pays. J'y pense. I think about my country. I think about it.
- With verbs: see Appendix:French verbs followed by à for verbs which use this structure.
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« — J'y pourrais être, car j'en reviens.
— Mais, à moi !… à toi !… à nous !… Prends, achète des provisions, sois heureux, demain il y en a d'autres.
« Inutile… dit le vieillard, il n'y a plus de vin.
— Comment, il n'y a plus de vin !
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