y aller

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i.j‿a.le/
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Verb

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y aller (conjugation of aller)

  1. (informal) to leave; to depart
    Synonym: s’en aller
  2. (informal, figuratively, with an adverb or an adverbial phrase) to go about something, to proceed in a certain manner
    Vas-y mollo !Easy does it.
    y aller mollo avec quelqu’unto go easy on someone
    y aller francoto make no bones about something, to get straight to the point
    ne pas y aller de main morteto be heavy-handed.
    ne pas y aller par quatre cheminsto go straight to the point
    ne pas y aller avec le dos de la cuillèreto not to go in for half measures
    y aller doucementto take it easy
    y aller franchementto go at it
    Tu ne crois pas que tu y vas un peu fort ?Don't you think you're going a bit far?
    il faut y aller quand même !(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

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The verb aller has a unique and highly irregular conjugation. The second-person singular imperative va additionally combines with y to form vas-y instead of the expected va-y.

Derived terms

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