que

what

that

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que

A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., elle, lui).

pronoun

1. (interrogative)

a. what

Que puis-je faire pour vous ?What can I do for you?

2. (relative)

a. that (people or things)

Tu peux m’envoyer les photos que tu as prises au mariage ?Can you send me the photos that you took at the wedding?

b. whom (people or things)

Martin est un ami que j’ai rencontré au lycée.Martin is a friend whom I met in high school.

c. who (people)

C’est Ramy, que tu as peut-être déjà rencontré à ma crémaillère.This is Ramy, who you may have already met at my housewarming party.

d. which (people or things)

La voisine nous a rendu la perceuse qu’elle avait empruntée.The neighbor returned the drill which she had borrowed from us.

A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses (e.g., et, ou).

conjunction

3. (used to introduce a completive clause)

a. that

J’ai entendu dire qu’Erwan était rentré d’Australie.I heard that Erwan had returned from Australia.

4. (used to express purpose; followed by a subjunctive verb)

a. so

Rappelle-moi, que je te raconte mes vacances !Call me back so I can tell you about my vacation!

b. so that

Il faudrait élargir les trottoirs, que les gens puissent circuler plus librement.The sidewalks need to be widened so that people can walk more freely.

5. (used to express an order or a wish; followed by a subjunctive verb)

a. to let (transitive verb)

M. Viron est arrivé. - Qu’il attende ! Je suis occupé !Mr. Viron has arrived. - Let him wait! I'm busy!

6. (used to express a condition; followed by a subjunctive verb)

a. whether

Que tu viennes avec moi ou non, je vais courir.Whether you come with me or not, I'm going for a run.

7. (used to form a comparison)

a. than

L’Empire State Building est plus grand que la tour Eiffel.The Empire State Building is taller than the Eiffel Tower.

b. as

Étienne est aussi bavard que son père.Étienne is just as talkative as his father.

8. (used after another conjunction)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Si tu avais un chat et que tu devais lui donner un nom, tu choisirais quoi ?If you had a cat and had to give it a name, what would you choose?

Léo nous rejoindra quand la neige s’arrêtera et que les trains rouleront normalement.Léo will join us when the snow stops and the trains are running normally.

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (e.g., très, gentiment).

adverb

9. (for emphasis)

a. how

Que j’aurais aimé vivre à la mer !How I wish I'd lived by the sea!

b. so

Qu’elle est belle, cette ville !This city is so beautiful!

10. (used to express a restriction; used with "ne")

a. only

Je n’ai que deux paires de chaussures et l’une d’elles est abîmée.I only have two pairs of shoes, and one of them is damaged.

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