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il y a — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ago adv Used after a period of time to mean "before now."
  • there adv In or at that place.

Senses

il y a is used for these senses in English:

  • ago Before now, before the present time
  • there Used with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence.
  • there are . see also there is.
  • there be Of the specified thing: to exist, physically or abstractly.

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