Bonjour ! One of the A2 level exercises asks which would be the correct beginning for the phrase « [X] a changé entre nous ? » and I'm having a hard time figuring out why the only acceptable answer here is the one with the full « qui ». I thought in front of the vowels we were supposed to make an elision in order to ease the pronunciation. Could you please help? Merci !
« Qu'est-ce qui » vs. « Qu'est-ce qu' » when followed by vowel
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noka k.Kwiziq community member
« Qu'est-ce qui » vs. « Qu'est-ce qu' » when followed by vowel
This question relates to:French lesson "Qu'est-ce qui + [conjugated verb] = What [does]... (French Questions)"
Asked 3 years ago
Hi Noka,
Good point, but as I understand it there is no elision after qui otherwise it would lead to confusion between que and qui before a vowel.
There is further information here:- qui Je ne sais pas qui il cherche. (qu’il = que + il)
Reference: Lawless french
Hope this helps.
Jim
Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Jim's right: except for some very few exceptions, the -i ending is never omitted before a vowel; only -e.
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