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Is it possible to say: le chômage c'est un gros problème - with c'est instead of just est?

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Is it possible to say: le chômage c'est un gros problème - with c'est instead of just est?

This question relates to:French lesson "Using le, la, l', les before nouns when generalising (definite articles)"
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CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Sylvia,

You can say either -

'Le chômage est un gros problème' 

or 

Le chômage, c'est un gros problème 

Both meaning, 

'Unemployment is a big problem'

Hope this helps!

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ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

It's a French style thing. In French you often times repeat the subject.

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SylviaC1Kwiziq community member

thx, I just asked because it counts as wrong if you put it this way (with c'est) in the test ;)

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Is it possible to say: le chômage c'est un gros problème - with c'est instead of just est?

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