In the sentences above "Il y a des chiens", why Il ya and not ce sont since "des chiens" is plural?

Laura C.A1Kwiziq community member

In the sentences above "Il y a des chiens", why Il ya and not ce sont since "des chiens" is plural?

This question relates to:French lesson "Du/de la/de l'/des = Some/any (French Partitive Articles)"

Asked 7 years ago

AurélieNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Bonjour Laura ! "Il y a" means "there are" whereas "ce sont" means "these/they are": "Il y a des chiens ici." (There are dogs here.) "Ce sont des chiens." (These are dogs.) I hope that's helpful! À bientôt !

Like27 years ago

Laura C.A1Kwiziq community member

merci! i am just a beginner and this distinction was not clearly presented in class.

Like07 years ago

AurélieNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Bonjour Laura ! Here are links to our two related lessons :) Il y a = There is/There are in French C'est, ce sont = this is, these are (French Demonstrative Pronouns) Bonne chance !

Like07 years ago

Laura C. asked:

In the sentences above "Il y a des chiens", why Il ya and not ce sont since "des chiens" is plural?

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