y a eu

there was

→ y
phrase Common #3,027
there was Informal shortened form of « il y a eu »; used to say that something existed or happened in the past.
FR: Y a eu beaucoup de monde hier soir.
EN: There were a lot of people last night.

Y a eu plus de peur.

It was more scary.

— Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)

Puis y a eu mon oncle McArthur.

Then there was my uncle McArthur.

— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)

Y a eu une grosse baston à Morro.

There was a huge brawl in Morro.

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Y a eu un délit de fuite ?

Was there a hit-and-run?

— Mother (2009)

Y a eu une erreur.

An error occurred.

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

Y a eu deux coups de feu.

There were two gunshots.

— Akira (1988)

Y a eu aucun mort.

There were no deaths.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Y a eu de la baston !

There was a fight!

— La Haine (1995)

Y a eu quoi ?

What happened?

Y a eu un viol.

There was a rape.

— Irreversible (2002)

Y a eu une émeute, ici ?

Was there a riot here?

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

Y a eu un viol, OK ?

There was a rape, okay?

— Irreversible (2002)