Word
Nous y retournons demain, tandis que ma tante reste à la maison.
Meaning
We are going back there tomorrow, whereas my aunt is staying at home.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Nous y retournons demain, tandis que ma tante reste à la maison.
la maison
the house
ma
my
nous
we
demain
tomorrow
Questions & Answers about Nous y retournons demain, tandis que ma tante reste à la maison.
What does the pronoun y stand for here?
Where does y go in the sentence?
- With a conjugated verb: before the verb → Nous y retournons.
- With a compound tense: before the auxiliary → Nous y sommes retournés.
- With an infinitive: before the infinitive → Nous allons y retourner.
- Negation: ne
- y before the verb → Nous n’y retournons pas.
- Affirmative imperative: after the verb with a hyphen → Retournons‑y. Negative imperative: before → N’y retournons pas.
Can y replace a person?