The use of “t-on”

David M.A2Kwiziq community member

The use of “t-on”

I don’t understand the purpose of “t” here as the verb is not reflexive. All these are equivalent but I’m at a loss of the use of “t-on” . What lesson would help with this?

On ouvre les cadeaux quand ?Quand est-ce qu'on ouvre les cadeaux ?Quand ouvre-t-on les cadeaux ?Quand on ouvre les cadeaux ?

This question relates to:French lesson "Asking questions in French with "qui/que/quoi/quand/où/comment/pourquoi/combien" (French Question Words)"

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Jim J.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Bonjour David,

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/glossary/contraction/l-elision-elision

I suspect that the link above will help.

I see the issue being that of "ouvre-t-on"; otherwise, there would be a liaison issue between e (ouvre) and o (on), the t avoids this as an aid to the flow of the text overall.

(Try saying the text to yourself without "t")

I hope this helps.

Bonne journée

Jim

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David M. asked:

The use of “t-on”

I don’t understand the purpose of “t” here as the verb is not reflexive. All these are equivalent but I’m at a loss of the use of “t-on” . What lesson would help with this?

On ouvre les cadeaux quand ?Quand est-ce qu'on ouvre les cadeaux ?Quand ouvre-t-on les cadeaux ?Quand on ouvre les cadeaux ?

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