Bonjour
Which idiomatic phrase is used to describe where a general object is located ?
est ==> is
il y a ==> there is
et ==> and
à droite ==> on the right (side) on your right
with a feminine object
if you want to say "The (A) table is on the right side " ==>
"Il y a une table à droite". (There is a table on the right side)
OR
La table est à droite (The table is on the right side)
OR
Elle est à droite. (une table : feminine noun = elle) => it's on the right side
with a masculine object
The (A) store is on the right side
Il y a un magasin à droite. (there is a store on the right side)
OR
Le magasin est à droite. T(he store is on the right side)
OR
Il est à droite (un magasin : masculine noun = il) ==> it's on the right side
with a plural noun
Il y a des voitures à droite. (There are cars on the right side)
OR
Les voitures sont à droite. (The cars are in the right side)
Elles sont à droite (They are on the right side)
As you noticed, when you write "there is" or "there are" in English, in French "il y a" is 'invariable". It never changes. Plural : il n'y a pas
Just note that, as in English, you use an indefinite article (un, une, des) with "il y a" = 'there is' or 'there are'
Hope it will help
Merry Xmas :)
