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voici/vwa.si/

preposition / verb · A1 · Frequency 396

preposition

Meanings

  1. Here is, here are

    Common demonstrative adverb used to introduce or present something or someone, typically placed at the beginning of a sentence.

  2. used with a time period to indicate elapsed time

    Common in the pattern voici/voilà + duration + que …

Examples

  • Voici les clés que tu cherchais ce matin.

    Here are the keys you were looking for this morning.

  • Voici notre nouvelle adresse après le déménagement.

    Here is our new address after the move.

  • Voici la personne responsable du projet.

    Here is the person in charge of the project.

Collocations

  • voici le livrehere is the book
  • voici la maisonhere is the house
  • voici trois joursthree days ago

Common mistakes

  • Voici que je suis arrivé depuis trois heures.

    Voilà trois heures que je suis arrivé.

    voici is never used in the construction 'voici que…'; to express 'it has been … since', only voilà is used, in the fixed pattern 'voilà + duration + que…'.

Related words

Grammar note

Voici is used to point out and can be followed directly by a noun or pronoun; when indicating time, it is used with a time period to mean "ago."

verb

Meanings

  1. here (it) is

  2. here (it) is; introduces something or someone through its action

  3. expresses something in the making or that is happening; used with pronouns, can serve as a loose copula

  4. this is, introduces something one is about to say, whereas voilà something said

Examples

  • Voici le livre que tu m'as demandé hier.

    Here is the book you asked me for yesterday.

  • Voici Marie, elle va vous aider avec le projet.

    Here is Marie, she will help you with the project.

  • Voici venir le printemps avec ses fleurs colorées.

    Here comes spring with its colorful flowers.

Collocations

  • voici venir le trainhere comes the train
  • voici présenter quelqu'unhere is to introduce someone
  • voici annoncer une nouvellehere is to announce news

Related words

Grammar note

When used as a verb, voici is often combined with pronouns to mean "here is" or to introduce something, serving as a demonstrative and introductory function, distinct from voilà.

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