t'y

there

→ te
phrase Common #2,308
there A contraction of te + y. Its exact meaning depends on the verb: “Je t'y conduis” means “I’ll drive you there,” while “Tu devrais t’y mettre” means “You should get down to it.” In “Tu t’y connais,” it is part of the idiom meaning “to know about something.”
FR: Je t'y retrouve à midi.
EN: I’ll meet you there at noon.

T'y gagnes quoi?

What do you gain from it?

T'y écris quoi?

What are you writing to them?

— On ne vit qu'une seule fois (2011)

Je ne t'y ai jamais vu.

I've never seen you there.

— Fight Club (1999)

T'y es-tu faite?

Have you gotten used to it?

Je veux que tu t'y mettes sur-le-champ.

I want you to get started right away.

T'as de la famille qui t'y attend?

Do you have family waiting for you there?

T'y connais rien.

You don't know anything about it.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

T'y touches pas?

You’re not touching it?

— Demain tout commence (2016)

J'ai l'impression que t'y as beaucoup réfléchi, Lolo.

I get the feeling you’ve thought about it a lot, Lolo.

— The Rip (2026)

Qu'est-ce que t'y gagnes?

What do you gain from it?

Si tu ne veux pas en parler, personne ne t'y oblige, bien sûr.

If you don't want to talk about it, of course no one is forcing you to.

T'y as pensé?

Have you thought about it?

Je ne pense pas que ça marcherait aussi bien que tu pourrais t'y attendre.

I don't think it would work as well as you might expect.

Je pensais t'y trouver.

I thought I'd find you there.

Et toi, t'y étais?

And you, were you there?

— Elephant (2003)

T'y peux rien!

There’s nothing you can do about it!

— Même la pluie (2011)

T'y étais pas, alors ferme-la.

You weren’t there, so shut up.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Quiconque t'y a-t-il vu?

Did anyone see you there?

Elle t'y a conduit, c'est un crime.

She took you there—that’s a crime.

— Le Garçon et le Héron (2023)

T'y arrives pas?

You can't do it?

— Une Affaire de famille (2018)

Ils t'y ont suivi.

They followed you there.

Je vais t'y conduire.

I'll take you there.

Pourquoi t'y as pas été, toi?

Why didn't you go?

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

T'y es-tu fait?

Have you gotten used to it?

Pourquoi ne t'y rends-tu pas à pied?

Why don't you walk there?

Elles t'y ont suivi.

They followed you there.

Ne t'y attache pas trop.

Don't get too attached to it.

L'appareil est là, mais putain, on peut pas t'y amener.

The device is there, but fuck, we can't get you to it.

— En terrain miné (2014)

Tu devrais t'y essayer, un de ces jours.

You should give it a try one of these days.

T'y crois, toi?

Do you believe that?

Leah vient de me dire que t'y allais avec elle.

Leah just told me that you were going with her.

— Juno (2007)

T'as eu le temps de t'entraîner et t'y arrives toujours pas.

You’ve had time to practice, and you still can’t do it.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Tu ne t'y attendais pas?

You weren't expecting that?

Si on t'y voit, on croira que tu montes un coup.

If they see you there, they'll think you're plotting something.

— Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (2002)

Parce que t'y croyais?

Because you believed that?

— Your Name. (2016)

Je lui dirai de t'y rejoindre.

I’ll tell him/her to join you there.

— Still Life (2006)

T'y conduire, et t'y laisser.

Take you there, and leave you there.

Bien que je ne puisse venir t'y aider.

Although I can't come and help you there.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Excuse nous de t'y avoir inviter.

Sorry for inviting you.

Il t'y attendra.

He’ll wait for you there.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Et si t'y arrives pas, on trouvera quelqu'un d'autre.

And if you can't do it, we'll find someone else.

— Léviathan (2014)

T'y rendras-tu?

Will you go there?

Moi, je t'y emmène.

I'll take you there.

— Bugonia (2025)

C'était pas pour toi, pourquoi t'y as touché?

It wasn't for you—why did you touch it?

— The Host (2006)

T'y étais pas.

You weren't there.

T'y arrives?

Are you managing?

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)

Ils t'y ont suivie.

They followed you there.

Je ne pense pas que ça fonctionnerait aussi bien que tu pourrais t'y attendre.

I don’t think it would work as well as you might expect.

La vie est dure, t'y connais rien.

Life is hard—you don't know anything about it.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Rien ne t'y oblige.

You don't have to.

Tu peux t'y perdre.

You can get lost in it.

— Retour à Silent Hill (2026)

Tu veux que je t'y emmène?

Do you want me to take you there?

S'il est là, on t'y enverra.

If he's there, we'll send you there.

Personne ne t'y oblige.

No one is forcing you.

T'y crois?

Do you believe it?

Je savais pas que t'y étais allée.

I didn't know you had gone there.

— Demain tout commence (2016)

Tu ne peux t'y aventurer, Art.

You can't venture there, Art.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Tu vois que t'y prends goût.

You can see you're starting to enjoy it.

— Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (1981)

Veux-tu t'y essayer?

Do you want to give it a try?

Il faut t'y résoudre.

You'll have to resign yourself to it.

— Wicked : Partie II (2025)

Je veux que tu t'y mettes immédiatement.

I want you to get started on it immediately.

Les autres, tu pouvais pas t'y asseoir.

You couldn't sit on the others.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Qui t'y a envoyé?

Who sent you there?

T'y connais quoi?

What do you know about it?

T'y seras, crains rien.

You'll be there, don't worry.

— Léviathan (2014)

Aurelio, ne t'y mets pas, toi aussi.

Aurelio, don't you start too.

— Amarcord (1973)

Qu'est-ce que t'y connais?

What do you know about it?

— Le Hobbit : Un voyage inattendu (2012)

Et t'y as cru?

And you believed it?

T'y as déjà pensé?

Have you ever thought about it?

Qu'est-ce qui t'y a fait penser?

What made you think of that?

Et toi, qu'est-ce que t'y gagnes?

And what do you gain from it?