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Dec 30, 2013 - 09:54 PM
"Qu'est-ce que vous voulez?" means "What do you want?" not only a relative pronoun"que"but also require a demonstrative pronoun "ce"=that.
So, They don't say" Est-ce que vous savez que vous voulez?" I think.
So, They don't say" Est-ce que vous savez que vous voulez?" I think.
Dec 31, 2013 - 12:46 AM
Hi, Laurie. I found this page that may help you.
http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/...
It's a little heavy on the grammar, which may be the reason Sonia didn't go into a lot of detail.
http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/...
It's a little heavy on the grammar, which may be the reason Sonia didn't go into a lot of detail.
Jan 01, 2014 - 08:19 AM
Thanks, happy new year.
Jan 05, 2014 - 02:44 PM
"Do you know what you want to eat?" is a yes or no answer question. To make such questions in French, you have three options:
- Start your questions with "est-ce-que" + subject + verb + complement (optional) ?
"Est-ce-que tu aimes le chocolat ?"
- Inversion: Verb + subject + complement (optional) ?
"Aimes-tu le chocolat ?"
- Ending the sentence with "nest-de-pas" to ask confirmation: "Tu aimes le chocolate, n'est-ce-pas ?"
You can also use the intonation.
The use of "que"
If you say "Que voulez-vous manger ?", you are making a different type of question (interrogative word: "What do you want to eat?"). The answer implies more than a yes or no.
Hope this will help you. Bon courage !
- Start your questions with "est-ce-que" + subject + verb + complement (optional) ?
"Est-ce-que tu aimes le chocolat ?"
- Inversion: Verb + subject + complement (optional) ?
"Aimes-tu le chocolat ?"
- Ending the sentence with "nest-de-pas" to ask confirmation: "Tu aimes le chocolate, n'est-ce-pas ?"
You can also use the intonation.
The use of "que"
If you say "Que voulez-vous manger ?", you are making a different type of question (interrogative word: "What do you want to eat?"). The answer implies more than a yes or no.
Hope this will help you. Bon courage !