l'on quoi

Raymond F.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

l'on quoi

C'est le vin le plus sec que l'on puisse trouver. À quoi se réfère le pronoun l'?

This question relates to:French lesson "Expressing "the most/least that I have (ever)..." with a superlative followed by the subjunctive mood in French (Le Subjonctif)"

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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Raymond - it has no meaning. It is the euphonic l’ …. not a pronoun. It is optional and often dropped in everyday speech nowadays. It is still common in formal speech and writing however.

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/glossary/pronunciation/euphonics

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CécileKwiziq Native French Teacher

Hi Raymond,

Just to add to what Maarten said, this has been asked before and you may find Céline's answer to Chris very useful.

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/questions/view/why-the-l-in-front-of-on-in-last-sentence

Bonne Continuation !

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l'on quoi

C'est le vin le plus sec que l'on puisse trouver. À quoi se réfère le pronoun l'?

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