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Tu cherches le nouveau laboratoire ? J'y vais tout de suite.

Tu cherches le nouveau laboratoire ? J'y vais tout de suite.
Are you looking for the new laboratory? I am going there right away.
From Lesson 107:The pronoun of place (y)·French

Questions & Answers about Tu cherches le nouveau laboratoire ? J'y vais tout de suite.

What does the 'y' do in "J'y vais"?
The adverbial pronoun y translates to "there." It replaces a place that was just mentioned or implied—in this case, au nouveau laboratoire. Notice that in French, pronoun objects like y are placed directly before the conjugated verb, which is why it is J'y vais (I there go) instead of placing it at the end of the sentence like in English.
Why isn't there a word for "for" after "cherches"?
The French verb chercher already means "to look for" all by itself. English speakers often want to add pour to literally translate "look for," but saying Tu cherches pour is incorrect. You just connect the verb directly to the thing you are seeking.
Why is "nouveau" placed before the noun "laboratoire"?
While most French adjectives come after the noun they describe, a specific group of common adjectives comes before. You can remember them with the acronym BANGS: Beauty, Age, Number, Goodness, and Size. The word nouveau (new) falls into the Age category, so it comes before the noun.
Is "tout de suite" a special phrase?
Yes, tout de suite is a very common fixed expression that means "right away" or "immediately." While translating it word-for-word doesn't make much sense in English, you will hear this exact chunk of vocabulary used all the time in everyday spoken French.

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