qu'est-ce que

French

Etymology

Literally, “what is this that”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /k‿ɛs kə/
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Pronoun

qu’est-ce que

  1. 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?
  2. 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
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