jowiltyk

[mint nest]

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[slow temple]

bon soir -> good evening
bonne nuit -> goodnight (va dormir)

[summer estuary]

ahhh okey

merci!

what about "y a-t-il"? j'voir some ressemblance entre "il y a" et "y a-t-il? je n'ai toujour pas idee comment ca functionne

[slow temple]

to phase question we put the subject last

vous voulez - you want
voulez-vous - do you want

so il y a -> y a-t-il

[summer estuary]

i mean but like is there some meaning that il y and a carry? or is it just how it is

[slow temple]

why the t? because. no vowel touching

[summer estuary]

ahh okay

ahh got it

[slow temple]

il y a -> it has there(place)

dans ma chambre il y a un lit - in my room it has in there a bed

[summer estuary]

i know what il y a means, what i was trying to ask is if "il" "y" and "a" has some meaning

mb for not phrasing it right

[slow temple]

il he/it(as it doesnt exist we default masc)
y - there (tu Y habites? you live THERE?)
a - avoir conjugated third singular (il a/elle a)

[summer estuary]

ahh okay that makes sense

i finnaly understand

thanks!

[slow temple]

de rien

[lone shuttle]

Just adding a tiny bit, the verb here – « y avoir » – has become an expression and you can’t really analyse it bit-by-bit.

Its English equivalent is also similar since you can’t analyse ‘there be’ bit-by-bit. If I say, ‘There’s a man’, what’s there? What is this word referring to? Why use this word?

[summer estuary]

ahh okay, that makes alot of sense. i guess its just the way the language is 😅