‘mais je suis arrivée un peu plus tard’

Judy B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Do I not need to use ‘y’ as it means “to arrive there’? ‘mais j’y suis arrivée’? Please explain. Thanks.

Asked 5 years ago

CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Judy,

The English actually says-

'Yes, but I arrived a bit late' = 'Oui, mais je suis arrivée un peu en retard'

and as the previous sentence had 'there' in it -

'And you, were you there?' = 'Et toi, tu étais là? '

There/y although grammatically correct would be totally superfluous ...

Hope this helps!

Like05 years ago

Judy B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Thanks. Another puzzle solved!

Like05 years ago

Do I not need to use ‘y’ as it means “to arrive there’? ‘mais j’y suis arrivée’? Please explain. Thanks.

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