Learn French: J'aime ce campus et j'y révise souvent pendant le semestre. - I like this campus and I study there often during the semester.

J'aime ce campus et j'y révise souvent pendant le semestre.

I like this campus and I study there often during the semester.

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Questions & Answers about J'aime ce campus et j'y révise souvent pendant le semestre.

Why is it j'y révise instead of je révise y?

In French, the pronoun y (which means "there") goes right before the verb it belongs to, not after it like in English. Also, because y acts like a vowel, je drops its "e" and combines with it to make j'.

What exactly does y replace in this sentence?

It replaces the idea of "on this campus" (sur ce campus). Instead of repeating the location in the second half of the sentence, you just use y to say "there".

Doesn't réviser mean "to revise" or fix a mistake?

It can mean to edit or revise a text, but in an academic context, réviser is the standard French verb for "to study" or "to review" schoolwork.

Could I say j'y souvent révise to match the English "I often study there"?

No, in French, short adverbs like souvent (often) usually go directly after the conjugated verb. Therefore, it must be j'y révise souvent.