tu y étais

you were there

→ tu

phrase Rare #37,518

you were there Used to say someone was present at a place or event. The pronoun "y" means "there" or refers back to a place or situation already mentioned.

FR: Je sais que tu y étais.

EN: I know that you were there.

Tu y étais presque.

You were almost there.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Tu y étais, n'est-ce pas ?

You were there, weren’t you?

Je sais que tu y étais.

I know you were there.

Tu y étais aussi.

You were there too.

Tu y étais ?

Were you there?

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

Tu y étais et tu avais cette casquette !

You were there and you had that cap!

— Le Voleur de bicyclette (1948)