Questions & Answers about Il y a des arbres le long de la route.
Since 'trees' is plural, shouldn't Il y a change to match it?
No, in French, il y a is used for both singular ('there is') and plural ('there are'). It is a fixed expression that literally means 'it there has', and the il never changes, no matter how many things follow it. Why use des instead of les before arbres?
We use des because we are talking about an unspecified number of trees ('some trees'). If we used les, it would mean 'the trees', referring to specific trees that were already mentioned. How does the phrase le long de work here?
The phrase le long de is a fixed expression meaning 'along' or 'alongside'. Because it is built with the preposition de, you must include it before the noun's article, resulting in le long de la route. Why use la route instead of la rue for 'the road'?
Une route generally refers to a road or highway connecting different towns or going through the countryside. Une rue means a 'street' inside a city or town, usually lined with buildings. Learn Il y a des arbres le long de la route and more in French
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