Qu' (en. That)

/ky/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

conjunction

Text: introduces a subordinate clause

Text: I know that he is coming tomorrow.

Je sais qu'il vient demain.

Text: expresses an indirect question

Text: I don’t know what he said.

Je ne sais pas qu'il a dit.

Text: indicates a condition

Text: If he knows that he has to study, he will do it.

S'il sait qu'il doit étudier, il le fera.

Text: Contraction of the Latin 'quod' which means 'that'.

Text: what is it that

Text: expresses a question

qu'est-ce que

Text: what do you think about it

Text: asks someone’s opinion

qu'en pensez-vous

Text: that doesn’t matter

Text: expresses acceptance despite a difficulty

qu'à cela ne tienne

Text: that

Text: conjunction that introduces a subordinate clause

que

Text: what

Text: pronunciation used for questions

quoi

Text: who

Text: relative pronoun referring to a person or thing

qui

Text: to express a certain surprise

Text: What, you didn't know?

Quoi, tu ne savais pas ?

Text: used to strengthen a statement

Text: He is such an idiot!

Il est qu'imbécile !