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scarlet creekBOT Mar 31, 2024, 8:52 AM

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smoky valve Mar 31, 2024, 8:52 AM

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il is generally used for male pronouns, right?

odd owl Mar 31, 2024, 8:52 AM

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i think its coz the french like to genderise everything XD

smoky valve Mar 31, 2024, 8:53 AM

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oh, like in marathi!

odd owl Mar 31, 2024, 8:53 AM

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"Il y a is made up of three* words: il – the subject 'it' y – the adverbial pronoun 'there' a – the third person singular present tense of avoir – “to have”"

smoky valve Mar 31, 2024, 8:53 AM

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so here, "il" is refering to the pouch, "trousse"

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duolingo must be so dissapointed

odd owl Mar 31, 2024, 8:55 AM

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lmao

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its la chouette vert's fault for not teaching us

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too busy hunting down everyone's families XD

smoky valve Mar 31, 2024, 8:56 AM

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yea

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what does la chouette very mean

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def not owl

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oh k the green owl !

wild warren Mar 31, 2024, 9:10 AM

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smoky valve what does la chouette very mean

une chouette = an owl

smoky valve Mar 31, 2024, 9:10 AM

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yeah and vert is green

wild warren Mar 31, 2024, 9:10 AM

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il y a = there is

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or "there are"

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it's just an impersonal expression

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kinda like how we say "it's raining" where "it" doesnt refer to anything

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that's what "il" is doing here

smoky valve Mar 31, 2024, 9:11 AM

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so il dosent refer to anything in particular?

wild warren Mar 31, 2024, 9:11 AM

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nope

smoky valve Mar 31, 2024, 9:11 AM

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what about the trousse?

wild warren Mar 31, 2024, 9:11 AM

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trousse is feminine

smoky valve Mar 31, 2024, 9:12 AM

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so, "il y a une trousse dans ma cartable" is correct, right?

wild warren Mar 31, 2024, 9:12 AM

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mon cartable I believe

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not 100% sure but that looks v masc

smoky valve Mar 31, 2024, 9:13 AM

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i dont really know either, but from the book i refered from, its said ma cartable

wild warren Mar 31, 2024, 9:13 AM

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yea its masc

smoky valve Mar 31, 2024, 9:14 AM

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yeah

wild warren Mar 31, 2024, 9:15 AM

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but yea easiest way is to just remember il y a = there is/are

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il y a can also mean "ago" in different contexts

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but for what youre learning it's there is/are

smoky valve Mar 31, 2024, 9:16 AM

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thanks!

wild warren Mar 31, 2024, 9:16 AM

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literally "it has there"

smoky valve Mar 31, 2024, 9:18 AM

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yeah i was kind of stuck on the il part, and whether it meant the trouse or just as it is

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