Question

What idiomatic phrase is used to describe where a general object is located?

Answer 1

Bonjour

Which idiomatic phrase is used to describe where a general object is located ?

est ==> is

il y a ==> there is

et ==> and

à droite ==> on the right (side) on your right

with a feminine object

if you want to say "The (A) table is on the right side " ==>

"Il y a une table à  droite".  (There is a table on the right side)

OR

La table est à droite  (The table is on the right side)

OR

Elle est à droite.  (une table : feminine noun = elle) => it's on the right side

with a masculine object

The (A) store is on the right side

Il y a un magasin à droite. (there is a store on the right side)

OR

Le magasin est à droite.   T(he store is on the right side)

OR

Il est à droite (un magasin : masculine noun =  il) ==> it's on the right side

with a plural noun

Il y a des voitures à droite. (There are cars on the right side)

OR

Les voitures sont à droite. (The cars are in the right side)

Elles sont à droite (They are on the right side)

As you noticed, when you write "there is" or "there are" in English,  in French "il y a" is 'invariable". It never changes. Plural : il n'y a pas

Just note that, as in English, you use an indefinite article (un, une, des) with "il y a" = 'there is' or 'there are'............

Hope it will help

Merry Xmas :)

Answer 2

I don't really know but, I do know that, est means is, il y a means there is, et means and, and droite means right.

Sorry.