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Il y a - French basic structures 1

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Il y a
French daily structure 1

il y a (there is / there are)

_"il" is an impersonal subject
_"y" is an adverbial pronoun indicating a location
_"a" is the third singular person of "avoir" verb in present tense

Used to signal an object is in a particular location (describe a situation) (1), or the presence of something quite unexpected (emphasize the presence of something) (2).

1 : Il y a un chien dans la rue.
Il y a beaucoup de voitures ici.

2 : Il y a un problème ! Arrête !
Il y a une abeille ! Il y a une abeille dans tes cheveux !
(in a painting contest) Il y a beaucoup d'originalité dans ce tableau.



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