I have seen the use of "si que possible" instead of "si c'est possible". what is the difference?
if its possible
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Danish A.Kwiziq community member
if its possible
Asked 4 years ago
Maarten K. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Basically the same difference as in English between 'if possible' and 'if it is possible'.
CécileKwiziq team member
Hi Danish,
I have never heard this used in France but language is an evolving thing. Just wondering if you are thinking of the expression -
dès que possible = as soon as possible
which uses a 'que'?
Maarten K. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
I wonder if it has come from a progression (regression) 'aussitôt que'/'sitôt que' - 'si tôt que' - 'si que'. I see that at least some of the web-based translators give a translation for all the forms mentioned (as well as des que possible, of course). Unfortunately these programs are frequently poor discriminators of 'correctness' of the inputs and outputs.
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