Croyez-vous qu’il arrive bientôt ?

annemarie t.A1Kwiziq community member

Croyez-vous qu’il arrive bientôt ?

Could you not answer Oui j'y crois ??

Asked 2 years ago
Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

The adverbial pronoun 'Y' can replace expressions introduced as " à + thing ".  

In this example, the response would be "... je crois qu'il arrive bientôt ... " (or synonymous phrase) with 'le' replacing the idea '...qu'il arrive bientôt '. 

" Le/l' " is not interchangeable with 'y'.

Y can replace à + [thing/object/location] (French Adverbial Pronouns)

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Maarten's right. The most likely response would be: Oui, je le crois.

Croyez-vous qu’il arrive bientôt ?

Could you not answer Oui j'y crois ??

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