
The pronoun y refers to a place already mentioned and often has the meaning of there (although it is often not translated in English):
Pierre habite à Paris → Pierre y habite
Pierre lives in Paris - Pierre lives there
Elle va en ville. → Elle y va dans une heure
She going into town - She’s going in an hour
It can also have the meaning of to it / them, in it / them etc.:
Elle s’habitue à sa nouvelle école → Elle s’y habitue
She’s getting used to her new school - She’s getting used to it
Je m’intéresse à l’informatique → Je m’y intéresse
I’m interested in computing - I’m interested in it.
Le professeur répond à ma question → Elle y répond
The teacher answers my question - She answers it
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