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Essential French Expression
| Meaning | to take place | |
| Literally | to have place | |
| Register | normal | |
| Pronunciation |  |
[ah vwar lyeu] |
| IPA | [a vwaʁ ljø] | |
Usage notes: The essential French expression avoir lieu means "to take place, to occur, to happen."
Par exemple…
| Le marché a lieu dans la place le dimanche. | The market takes place in the plaza on Sundays. | |
| Je n’ai pas assisté à la cérémonie qui a eu lieu ce matin. | I did not attend the ceremony that took place this morning. |
Avoir lieu de means "to have grounds, good reason, legitimacy."
| Tu as lieu de te plaindre. | You have good reason to complain. | |
| Ces critiques n’ont pas lieu d’être. | Those complaints are groundless. |
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