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Il y a zéro erreur dans mon cahier.

Il y a zéro erreur dans mon cahier.
There are zero mistakes in my notebook.
From Lesson 29:Numbers 21 to 100·French

Questions & Answers about Il y a zéro erreur dans mon cahier.

Why is erreur singular when we say 'zero mistakes' in English?
In French, the number zéro takes a singular noun because there isn't more than one! So you write zéro erreur without an 's' at the end, unlike in English where we treat zero as plural.
Does il y a mean 'there is' or 'there are' here?
Il y a can mean both 'there is' and 'there are' depending on what comes after it. Because zéro erreur is treated as singular in French, it acts like 'there is' here, even though it translates to 'there are' in natural English.
Could zéro ever change its spelling and get an 's' at the end?
When used to count something, like in zéro erreur, it never changes its spelling. It only gets an 's' if you are talking about the noun 'a zero' (for example, getting two zeroes on a test: deux zéros).
Why do we use mon instead of ma for 'my'?
The word for notebook, cahier, is masculine in French. You must always use the masculine possessive word mon to match the noun, regardless of the gender of the person who owns the notebook.

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