ait vs soit
Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
4/11/16
Bonjour Lee !
In French, to say "there is/there are", you use the expression "il y a" (literally: 'it has there').
Have a look at the lesson:
https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/how-to-say-there-is-or-there-are-il-y-a
À bientôt !
Lee
Kwiziq community member
4/11/16
Oh yeah... dumb of me. I just didn't recognize it in the subjunctive. Thanks.
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Lee
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4 November 2016
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ait vs soit
I don't understand why "for fear there will be a gas leak" uses "ait" instead of "soit" -- what's the general rule? I know a person "has" hunger or thirst but in this case there's no person involved...