Qu'est-ce que c'est un stylo ?
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Qu'est-ce que c'est un stylo ?
Two of the questions in this lesson are as follows: -
Qu'est-ce que c'est un stylo ? Qu'est-ce que c'est qu'un stylo ?
Could you please explain why the 2nd question has 'qu' inserted before 'un stylo'.
This question relates to:French lesson "Qu'est-ce que c'est... and Qu'est-ce que c'est que ça/cela ? = What is... / What's that? in French"
Asked 6 years ago
Bonjour Stewart !
These are simply two ways to ask questions in French.
The second is actually more elegant and is explained as such:
"Qu'est-ce que c'est que/qu' + [thing]?"
I can't really justify the structure, all I can say is that it's literally very convoluted to an English ear : "What is it that it's that [a thing]?"
I hope that helps :)
Bonne journée !
These are simply two ways to ask questions in French.
The second is actually more elegant and is explained as such:
"Qu'est-ce que c'est que/qu' + [thing]?"
I can't really justify the structure, all I can say is that it's literally very convoluted to an English ear : "What is it that it's that [a thing]?"
I hope that helps :)
Bonne journée !
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