Infinitive
| y avoir |
impersonal singular present indicative of y avoir: there is, there are
Not a true verb but an impersonal expression built on avoir (il y a, there is / there are). It appears in the index as an entry; it never changes with the number of the thing it introduces. The same form also means ago.
It stays singular even before a plural: il y a deux chats, never ils y ont. In speech il is often dropped: y a pas de problème.
Often confused with avoir.
| y avoir |
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"il y a" means "impersonal singular present indicative of y avoir: there is, there are".