thes dessert that she craves- why not que?
dont vs que
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CarolKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
dont vs que
This question relates to:French lesson "De qui/dont/duquel = of/about whom, of/about which - with prepositional verbs with "de" (French Relative Pronouns)"
Asked 2 years ago
Hi Carol
It is because the verb is -
avoir envie de quelque chose
Dont = de que
If you used another verb like 'désirer', you would use 'que' only.
Le gâteau qu’elle désire=The cake that she wants
Désirer = to want ( no de)
Hope this helps!
Maarten Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Carol, can you post the sentence?
“dont” will be associated with a “verb de” expression eg avoir envie de - “Le gâteau dont elle a envie”, not “le gâteau qu’elle a envie (de)”
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