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Avez-vous une bonne Hachis Parmentier recette? Patrice

Hello All.

I was reviewing pronouns using this page:

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/indirect-objects-2/

It mentions using the adverbial pronoun "y" and then gives an example:

I thought that "y" could only be used to reference an inanimate object, not a person.

Are there special cases? What am I missing here?

Thank You in advance.

Bob

Article intéressant mais où sont les liens proposés à la fin de votre article? :)

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