y prendre

take it; take some

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take it; take some In “y prendre goût,” it means to acquire a taste for something. With a reflexive pronoun, as in “s’y prendre” or “m’y prendre,” it means to know how to go about doing something.

FR: On peut vite y prendre goût.

EN: You can quickly acquire a taste for it.

Je peux y prendre ?

Can I take some?

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Tu saurais t’y prendre ?

Would you know how to do it?

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

Je peux y prendre, dis ?

Can I have some, please?

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Je peux y prendre, ça ?

Can I have this?

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)