Y compris

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Essential French Expression

Meaning	including, included
Literally	there included
Register	normal
Pronunciation		[ee ko(n) pree]
IPA		[i kɔ̃ pri]

Usage notes: The adverbial French expression y compris is the most idiomatic way to say "including":

Par exemple…

Ça coûte 25 € y compris les frais de livraison.		It costs €25 including shipping.
J’ai tout nettoyé, y compris les fenêtres.		I cleaned everything, including the windows.

Synomym: incluant (present participle of inclure – to include)

Y compris can also mean "included."

Par exemple…

Ça coûte 25 €, les frais de livraison y compris.		It costs €25, shipping included.
J’ai tout nettoyé, les fenêtres y comprises.		I cleaned everything, windows included.

 Note that compris (the past participle of comprendre) acts an adjective here and must therefore agree with the noun it modifies.

Synonym: inclus (past participle of inclure)

Antonyms

• à l’exception de
• hors
• non compris
• non inclus
• sans

 Related lessons

• Y – adverbial pronoun
• Comprendre – to understand, to include
• Adjectives
• Past participles
• Present participles

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