What is the difference beteen Quoi faire and Que faire? Is "que faire" ever correct?
que faire vs quoi faire?
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Lynn E.Kwiziq community member
que faire vs quoi faire?
This question relates to:French lesson "Ce qui (vs ce que) = what/which (French Relative Pronouns)"
Asked 9 months ago
Bonjour Lynn,
"Que faire" is considered more formal than "quoi faire":
Que faire en cas de tremblements de terre ? = What to do during an earthquake?
Attention : Using "Quoi (+ [infinitive verb]) ?" as an interrogative pronoun is rather colloquial in metropolitan French. I personally do not recommend this structure (although it seems to be used a lot in Canadian French).
You can use both in a sentence as a relative pronoun:
Je ne sais que faire = I don't know what to do
Je ne sais pas quoi faire = I don't know what to do
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
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