The interrogative form of avoir in the third-person singular masculine. / A form of avoir (when used as a past auxiliary verb) in the third-person singular masculine, used after reporting direct speech.

negative form of y a-t-il; isn't there? aren't there? (after a modal adverb or jamais) there isn't, there aren't

subject-inverted form of il y a; is there? are there?, (after a modal adverb) there is, there are