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French
Etymology
Literally, “what is this that”.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
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?
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