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[round sinew]

@glad badge Hey there! Which part is unclear, so we can best help explain the task?

[mighty lagoon]

Wow, this one is particular.

Aller either means to go or to suit, to fit. The pronoun differs depending on it.
This sentence uses the former, not the latter.

[indigo otter]

Chez

They use the wrong preposition in the first place

Well it will still be the same pronoun anyway

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i just need to replace "a tes cousins" with a personal pronoun and then form the sentence accordingly

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it prob means "did you go to your cousins?"

[round sinew]

Close, the question is in the present tense.

[mighty lagoon]

Si on va dans leur maison peut-être. Mais si toi et tes cousins êtes à des positions différentes dans un lieu (disons une rue ou un parc) et que tu marches vers eux, on peut utiliser à.

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yea, you get it though

[mighty lagoon]

In any case, what answer do you think fits this sentence?

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i thought i should use "leur" to replace it, but i'm unclear on the placement.

and i asked a few other people, they said "y" would be suitable here?

[indigo otter]

Je dirais plutôt vers alors

[mighty lagoon]

Leur only works with the meaning "to fit, to suit": cette robe leur va bien.

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so, what should i use then?

[mighty lagoon]

And y only worls if we're talking about a place.

[indigo otter]

Yeah that's what you'd use chez for

[mighty lagoon]

Not right either.

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😭

[indigo otter]

I'd use y

[mighty lagoon]

You gave four possible answers. There is a fifth.

The tonic pronoun.

[indigo otter]

À eux?

Hell nah

With donner sure

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yeah...

[mighty lagoon]

I don't see a problem with that.

[indigo otter]

With aller I'd always use y

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but wouldn't y be used w/ chez?

[indigo otter]

Yes, or you can say chez eux

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tonique isn't an option in the ques, its between these 4

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i cant use tonique here

[indigo otter]

On est deux à dire que c'est y
Je vois pas pourquoi tu veux dire à eux, j'utiliserais ça que pour la possession

[round sinew]

'Y' can be used to replace something introduced with 'à':

Vas-tu à tes cousins ?
Example response: Oui, j'y vais.

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i don't have to respond, i just have to replace the question

[round sinew]

Just as 'en' can replace something introduced with 'de':

Manges-tu du gâteau ?
Oui, j'en mange.

[indigo otter]

*gâteau

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.

[indigo otter]

Gato

[round sinew]

Lol, I brought cake to work so now I'm seeing multiples all over.

[indigo otter]

Well try using y in the question

[round sinew]

So try replacing 'à tes cousins'.

[mighty lagoon]

Well then, there's no choice but to use y.

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i have to replace "a tes cousins" not just "a"

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not "leur"?

[round sinew]

Something introduced by 'à'.

'Y' replaces more than just 'à'.

It replaces 'à tes cousins' here.

[round sinew]

More convoluted, but not impossible. Requires modifying the question quite a bit, though.

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how did y'all make this more complicated? 😭

[indigo otter]

Just replace all that with y

But y can't just be left there

Do you know where it should be?

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yea, tu y vas, right?

[indigo otter]

well you forgot the inversion