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Learn some of the most common French phrases
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Je n'y suis pour rien
French expressions analyzed and explained
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Expression: Je n'y suis pour rien
Pronunciation: [zheu nee swee poor rye(n)]i
Meaning: It has nothing to do with me,I had nothing to do with it
Literal translation:I'm not there for anything
Register: normal
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Notes: You can use the French expression je n'y suis pour rien to proclaim your innocence in the present or past,and you can also use it with other subjects (both animate and inanimate)-just remember to change je...suis to the correct subject and verb conjugation.i
Examples
C'est Henri qui a pris ton CD - je n'y suis pour rien !i
Henri took your CD - I had nothing to do with it!i
Marie est toujours à l'école - elle n'y est pour rien.i
Marie is still at school - she's got nothing to do with this.i
Je ne veux pas y aller avec eux - mon emploi n'y est pour rien.i
I don't want to go with them - my job has nothing to do with it.i
Je n'y suis pour rien is most commonly used in the present tense,even when the situation is in the past,as in the first example.But you can also use it in the imperfect:i
La dispute a commencé dans le couloir - je n'y étais pour rien.i
The argument started in the hallway - I had nothing to do with it.i
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Synonymous expression:i
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Learn some of the most common French phrases
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Je n'y suis pour rien
French expressions analyzed and explained
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Expression: Je n'y suis pour rien
Pronunciation: [zheu nee swee poor rye(n)]i
Meaning: It has nothing to do with me,I had nothing to do with it
Literal translation:I'm not there for anything
Register: normal
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Notes: You can use the French expression je n'y suis pour rien to proclaim your innocence in the present or past,and you can also use it with other subjects (both animate and inanimate)-just remember to change je...suis to the correct subject and verb conjugation.i
Examples
C'est Henri qui a pris ton CD - je n'y suis pour rien !i
Henri took your CD - I had nothing to do with it!i
Marie est toujours à l'école - elle n'y est pour rien.i
Marie is still at school - she's got nothing to do with this.i
Je ne veux pas y aller avec eux - mon emploi n'y est pour rien.i
I don't want to go with them - my job has nothing to do with it.i
Je n'y suis pour rien is most commonly used in the present tense,even when the situation is in the past,as in the first example.But you can also use it in the imperfect:i
La dispute a commencé dans le couloir - je n'y étais pour rien.i
The argument started in the hallway - I had nothing to do with it.i
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Synonymous expression:i
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