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| ce qui |
| 1. pron. (nominative, relative) what (that which; those which; the thing that) |
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| Ce qui est vrai, c'est que je l'adorais. - What's true is that I loved him. |
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| C'est quoi, ce qui a occasionné ça ? - What is it that caused this? |
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| 2. pron. (nominative, interrogative) what (in indirect questions, subject) |
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| Je ne sais pas ce qui y est écrit. - I don't know what it says lit. is written. |
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| Savez-vous ce qui arrive ? - Do you know what happens? |
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| French > French |
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| ce qui |
| 1. n. La chose qui. Pronom relatif du sujet inanimé utilisé sans antécédent. |
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| 2. n. Pronom interrogatif du sujet inanimé utilisé seulement dans les interrogations indirectes. |
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| J'aimerais savoir ce qui se passe. |
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| Analysis |
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| ce |
| 1. det. this, that |
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| 2. pron. (subject of être, with predicative adjectives or relative clauses, singular only) it, this, that (see § Usage notes, below) |
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| C'est beau ! - It is beautiful! |
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| est-ce que...? - is it that...? |
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| ce dont je parlais - that which I was speaking of |
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| qui |
| 1. pron. (interrogative) who, whom |
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| Tu as vu qui ? - Who have you seen? |
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| Je ne sais pas qui vous êtes. - I don't know who you are. |
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| 2. pron. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that |
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| La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. - The person who speaks knows his/her subject well. |
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