qu'est-ce que

French edit

Etymology edit

Literally, “what is this that”.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /k‿ɛs kə/

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Pronoun edit

qu’est-ce que

what, what is it that (used as an interrogative for a direct object)
Qu’est-ce que tu fais ? ― What are you doing? / What do you do? / What is it that you do?

Qu’est-ce qu’il a mangé ? ― What has he eaten?
what is (used as an interrogative for a definition)
Qu’est-ce que la liberté ? ― What is freedom?

Qu’est-ce qu’un blog ? ― What is a blog?

See also edit

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