Can 'que' replace 'à qui'?

K. T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can 'que' replace 'à qui'?

Why can't I say this? "La fille que je pense est belle."



Asked 4 years ago
CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Katie, 

It is because the verb, to think of someone is -

penser à quelqu'un 

and you just can't lose the à.

So you can only say:

La fille à qui/à laquelle je pense est...

Hope this helps

Hinneh Y.A1Kwiziq community member

Quant à moi, since we have the Nom “La fille” and you  wanted say ‘i think of someone’ French;;Je pense à quelqu’un 

Then we are better to use the “à”in the expressing without Omitting it

Donc,On écrira “La fille à qui je pense est belle”

K. T. asked:View original

Can 'que' replace 'à qui'?

Why can't I say this? "La fille que je pense est belle."



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