il y a — meaning in English
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English meaning
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ago
adv Used after a period of time to mean "before now."
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there
adv In or at that place.
Senses
il y a is used for these senses in English:
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ago
Before now, before the present time
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there
Used with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence.
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there are
. see also there is.
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there be
Of the specified thing: to exist, physically or abstractly.