u/Alone_Collar_9976

Hello, my name is Rafael and I'm a Brazilian student, trying to learn new languages besides Portuguese: One of them is French.

So I created this account so I could chat with native speakers, and learn with someone who is already fluent. I would love if you could help me with a few questions about it.

Here are some of my difficulties:

I constantly see some phrases with "y" and hyphens in french. For example, in Du Contract Social, Rousseau has written: "Qu'y gagnent-ils, si cette tranquillité-même est une de leurs miseres?" What does this means, and how do I use these things?

I express my gratitude for everyone.

I apologize if I wrote something wrong, my English is not very good.