il y a
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See also: Ilya
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /i.l‿i.j‿a/, /i.lja/, (colloquial) /i.ja/, /ja/
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- (Louisiana) IPA(key): [ja], [ina], [na]
Verb
[edit]il y a (infinitive y avoir, interrogative form y a-t-il, negative form il n’y a pas)
- impersonal singular present indicative of y avoir: there is, there are
- Synonym: (very colloquial) y a
- Il y a un problème. ― There is a problem.
- Il y a deux personnes ici. ― There are two people here.
Derived terms
[edit]Preposition
[edit]- ago
- Je l’ai vu il y a longtemps.
- I saw it a long time ago.
- Elle est allée en France il y a deux ans. ― She went to France two years ago.
- C’est il y a dix ans que je suis allé aux États-Unis. ― It was ten years ago that I went to the United States.