In the bottom half of the quick lesson it says:
"- the more elegant
Comment se fait-il que ... ?-> Note the use of inverted question form to emphasise the elegant structure."
Did you leave out 'cela' between 'Comment' and 'se fait-il'?
misprint halfway down the page?
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Sydney B.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
misprint halfway down the page?
-> Note the use of inverted question form to emphasise the elegant structure."
This question relates to:French lesson "Comment ça se fait/Comment se fait-il que... ? = How come/How is it that...? (French Questions)"
Asked 4 months ago
The phrase Comment se fait-il que ... ? is correctly formed as it stands. This is a standard and formal way to ask "How is it that ...?" in French. You could add cela (comment cela se fait-il que...) but that would be more verbose and less common.
Joseph A.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Yes, one must leave that out.
The only possible forms of this constructions are:
Comment ça se fait que...? (Spoken: Comment ça s'fait qu'...?)
Comment se fait-il que...? (Spoken: Comment s'fait-il qu'...?)
This is a fixed expression in french.
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