Qui ou Que

Claudia A.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Salut a tous

Tu ne sais pas qui l'a fait. You don't know who did it.

and

Je ne sais pas ce qui se passe. I don't know what's going on.

We have here QUI as who and QUI as what.

How do I know to use QUI rather than QUE for what

Merci

Asked 5 years ago

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

The distinction is that "what" is ce qui and "who" is just qui.

Like15 years ago

Salut a tous

Tu ne sais pas qui l'a fait. You don't know who did it.

and

Je ne sais pas ce qui se passe. I don't know what's going on.

We have here QUI as who and QUI as what.

How do I know to use QUI rather than QUE for what

Merci

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