On the test the question was "Il pense à sa famille. Elle y pense aussi.

M H.B1Kwiziq community member

On the test the question was "Il pense à sa famille. Elle y pense aussi.

If y = à plus thing/object/location (but not a person) and famille is a group of people why is y used?
Asked 8 years ago
LauraKwiziq team memberCorrect answer
Bonjour M,

Good question. While "family" refers a group of people, in French the fact that it's a group is more important than what that group is comprised of. Y replaces the "group" not "people," if that makes sense.

You can't use y when referring to specific people by name, relationship, occupation, etc. I hope that makes sense.
Katuhura S.A0Kwiziq community member

Because of verb thinking

On the test the question was "Il pense à sa famille. Elle y pense aussi.

If y = à plus thing/object/location (but not a person) and famille is a group of people why is y used?

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