y penser

to think about it

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phrase Common #2,259
to think about it The pronoun « y » refers to something previously mentioned or understood from context, often introduced with « à » in French.
FR: Je vais y penser avant de te répondre.
EN: I’ll think about it before answering you.

Ne perdez pas votre temps à y penser.

Don't waste your time thinking about it.

Il me dira de ne plus y penser pour mon propre bien.

He will tell me to stop thinking about it for my own good.

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

Je l'ai dit sans y penser.

I said it without thinking.

Je dois y penser.

I have to think about it.

Elle ne voulait pas y penser.

She didn't want to think about it.

Je ne veux pas y penser.

I don't want to think about it.

Vous auriez dû y penser avant.

You should have thought of that before.

J'aurais dû y penser!

I should have thought of that!

— Vacances à Venise (1955)

Je ne peux pas y penser.

I can't think about it.

Je préfère ne pas y penser.

I prefer not to think about it.

J'essaie de pas y penser.

I try not to think about it.

J'essaye juste de ne pas y penser.

I'm just trying not to think about it.

On va y penser.

We'll think about it.

Et de ne plus y penser.

And to stop thinking about it.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Je commençais à y penser.

I was starting to think about it.

— Drive (2011)

J'étais en train d'y penser.

I was thinking about it.

J'essaie de ne pas y penser.

I try not to think about it.

Vaut mieux pas y penser.

Better not think about it.

— Les Invasions barbares (2003)

Mieux vaut ne pas y penser, tout oublier pour un temps.

It's best not to think about it, to forget everything for a while.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

On fait les choses sans y penser, sans penser à mal.

We do things without thinking, without any ill intent.

— Rome, ville ouverte (1945)

Laisse-moi y penser.

Let me think about it.

— Parasite (2019)

Tu dois y penser.

You have to think about it.

Je vais y penser.

I'll think about it.

— Drive (2011)

Plus rien et l'éternité pour y penser.

Nothing left and eternity to think about it.

Tu devrais y penser.

You should think about it.

Je n'ose pas y penser.

I don't dare think about it.

Tu aurais dû y penser avant d'écarter les jambes.

You should have thought of that before spreading your legs.

— Running Man (2025)

Vous allez y penser, non?

You'll think about it, won't you?

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

Essaie de ne pas y penser.

Try not to think about it.

Tu devais y penser avant.

You should have thought of that before.

— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)

Fallait y penser avant d'épouser la femme d'un autre.

You should have thought of that before marrying someone else’s wife.

— Pour l'éternité (2025)

J'peux pas m'empêcher d'y penser.

I can’t help thinking about it.

— Amours chiennes (2000)

J'aurais dû y penser plus tôt.

I should have thought of that sooner.

Elle ne voulut pas y penser.

She refused to think about it.

Je n'ai pas à y penser.

I don't have to think about it.

Mieux vaut ne pas y penser.

Better not to think about it.

Il fallait y penser avant.

You should have thought of that before.

— Pinocchio (2019)

Tom avait certainement beaucoup de temps pour y penser.

Tom certainly had plenty of time to think about it.

Tom a dit que tu ne devrais pas y penser.

Tom said that you shouldn't think about it.

Prends le week-end pour y penser.

Take the weekend to think about it.

— Whiplash (2014)

Donnez-moi du temps pour y penser.

Give me time to think about it.

Mais faut pas trop y penser.

But you shouldn't think about it too much.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Tu aurais dû y penser plus tôt.

You should have thought of this sooner.

Je n'aime pas y penser.

I don't like thinking about it.

Essaie de ne pas y penser!

Try not to think about it!

Car y penser cela revient à connaître la date de sa mort.

Because thinking about it is like knowing the date of his death.

— Solaris (1972)

Vous devez y penser.

You have to think about it.

Fallait y penser avant.

You should have thought of that beforehand.

— La Haine (1995)

Essayez de ne plus y penser.

Try not to think about it anymore.

T'as intérêt à y penser, moi je pense qu'à ça.

You’d better think about it—I can’t think about anything else.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

D'accord, mais tu devrais tout de même y penser.

Okay, but you should still think about it.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Vous auriez dû y penser avant de faire pipi sur ma porte.

You should have thought about it before you peed on my door.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

J'aurais dû y penser.

I should have thought of that.

— Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (1988)

Vous avez peur de trop y penser?

Are you afraid of thinking about it too much?

— Decision to Leave (2022)

C'est tellement horrible que je ne veux pas y penser.

It's so horrible that I don't want to think about it.

Je ne veux même plus y penser.

I don't even want to think about it anymore.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Il fallait y penser plus tôt.

You should have thought of this earlier.

Je te donne un jour pour y penser.

I'm giving you a day to think it over.

Donne-moi une minute pour y penser.

Give me a minute to think about it.

Je n'ose même pas y penser.

I don't even dare to think about it.

J'essaye de ne pas y penser.

I try not to think about it.

À quoi bon y penser?

What's the point of thinking about it?

— Mother (2009)

Je préfère pas y penser.

I prefer not to think about it.

Oui, je m'étais gardé quelque chose d'important pour y penser cette nuit.

Yes, I had saved something important to think about tonight.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Tu aurais dû y penser, Noriko.

You should have thought of that, Noriko.

— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)

Essayez de ne pas y penser.

Try not to think about it.

Je ne peux même pas y penser.

I can't even think about it.