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/a.ve.vu/

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Translation

do you have (formal inversion)

Word origin

A phrase combining avez, the second-person plural of avoir (from Latin habere, 'to have'), with the inverted pronoun vous (from Latin vos, 'you').

Origin
Latin
Root
habere + vos

Examples

- reservation .

Do you have a reservation in your name.

- Louvre.

Have you ever visited the Louvre museum.

- ' .

Do you need help finding your seat.

- cette , .

Did you sleep well last night, sir.

- .

Do you have any questions before we begin.

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This word is part of lesson 6.