qu'est-ce qui

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French

Etymology

Contraction of underlying que est-ce qui (literally what is it that).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k‿ɛs ki/
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Pronoun

qu’est-ce qui

  1. what (used as an interrogative for a subject)
    Qu’est-ce qui t’a frappé ?What hit you?
    Qu’est-ce qui se passe ?What's going on?

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