13. Y, to it, to them, thereto, of it, is invariable. It is used of things. Adverbially it means there.
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J'y pense nuit et jour, Je vous promets d'y être, |
I think of it day and night. I promise you to be there. |
§ 30. Indefinite Pronouns.
1. These pronouns refer to persons and things in a general way:
2. A autrui, to others, d'autrui, of others, apply only to persons.
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Ne fais à autrui ce que tu ne voudrais pas qu'on te fit, C'est de la folie de s'affliger des succès d'autrui or des autres, |
Do not unto others that which thou wouldst not like to be done unto thee. It is folly to grieve at the success of other people. |
3. Chacun, chacune.
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Chacun pour soi et Dieu pour tous, Les langues ont chacune leurs bizarreries, |
Everybody for himself, and God for us all. Each language has its oddities. |
4. On conveys the idea of plurality, and is always the adjunct of a verb in the third person. See the auxiliary verb avoir, § 31.