| French > English |
|
| y a-t-il |
| 1. v. subject-inverted form of il y a; is there? are there?, (after a modal adverb) there is, there are |
|
| Y a-t-il un problème ? - Is there a problem? |
|
| Y a-t-il des magasins près d'ici ? - Are there shops near here? |
|
| Peut-être y a-t-il une solution. - Perhaps there is a solution. |
|
| Analysis |
|
| y |
| 1. pron. there (at a place) |
|
| Il est dans la maison. Il y est. - He is in the house. He is there. |
|
| 2. pron. there, thither (to there) |
|
| Nous allons au Mexique. Nous y allons. - We are going to Mexico. We are going there. |
|
| 3. pron. Used as a pronoun to replace an adverbial phrase starting with à. |
|
| a |
| 1. n. a, the name of the Latin-script letter A |
|
| 2. pron. (Quebec, colloquial) alt form-lite, elle, , she |
|
| C'te fille-là, a'a l'air cute. - This girl, she looks cute. |
|
| 3. v. third-person singular present indicative of avoir |
|
| Elle a un chat. - She has a cat. |
|
| avoir |
| 1. n-m. asset, possession |
|
| 2. v. to have (to own; to possess) |
|
| J'aimerais avoir 20 dollars. - I would like to have 20 dollars. |
|
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to have (auxiliary verb to form compound past tenses of most verbs) |
|
| J'ai parlé. - I have spoken, I spoke. |
|
| t |
| 1. contraction. text messaging, internet slang Informal spelling of t'es |
|
| t ou? - wya? |
|
| t pas chez toi? - ur not home? |
|
| t vrmt nul! - u rly suck! |
|
| il |
| 1. pron. he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject) |
|
| Il est parti. - He left. |
|
| 2. pron. it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects) |
|
| Je cherche mon livre. Où est-il ? - I'm looking for my book. Where is it? |
|
| 3. pron. (impersonal pronoun) Impersonal subject; it |
|
