Questions about first-order formulas of set theory

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I am new in set theory. I have 4 simple questions about first-order formulas of set theory.

  1. Dose $\exists x\in Y(\varphi(x))$ stand for $\exists x(x\in Y\wedge\varphi(x))$ ?

  2. Dose $\forall x\in Y(\varphi(x))$ stand for $\forall x(x\in Y\rightarrow \varphi(x))$ ?

  3. $\exists x\in Y(\varphi(x))\Longleftrightarrow\neg\forall x\in Y(\neg\varphi(x)) $ holds ?

  4. Is $\exists y\in Z\big[\forall x\in y\big[x\subseteq U\big]\big]$ a well-formed first-order formula ?

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  1. yes
  2. yes.
  3. holds whenever $Y\ne\emptyset$.

  4. regarding $Z$ and $U$ as fixed parameters, yes, the formula is well-formed.