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voici

voici

French

Verb

voici (defective)

  1. here is
    Voici le fromage.
    Here's the cheese.

Usage notes

  • Voici is a defective verb; its only conjugation is in the present indicative tense, even though it can appear in phrases that imply another tense.
  • It is used to designate a person or object near the speaker, in contrast to voilà which is mainly used to introduce a slightly distant person or object.
  • In face-to-face conversations where both participants can see the subject of the conversation, voici is often replaced by voilà.

Preposition

voici

  1. ago

Synonyms

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