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[dapper harbor]

no one answered me yet huh.

[dense meadow]

French doesn’t use question tags as much as english does

the intonation indicates whether there is a “question tag” or not

BUT

you can use “n’est ce pas”

Or “pas vrai”

He ate the cake right? - il a mangé le gâteau pas vrai?

He likes me no? Il m’aime bien non?

[dapper harbor]

"tu m'adores, pas vrai?" "you love me, don't you?"

[dense meadow]

“Non”can be used too

[dense meadow]

Yeah

[dapper harbor]

continue svp

[dense meadow]

He has never seen it before, have he? - il ne l’a jamais vu auparavant non or pas vrai

[dapper harbor]

what if it was imperative

[dense meadow]

Keep in mind that

Even if French use “pas vrai” etc

They’ll often use intonation to say the same thing

They will nod or frown

It depends

[dapper harbor]

so it is rare to see question tags in french?

[dense meadow]

Not really

N’est-ce pas is “rare”

Pas vrai and no are pretty common

[dapper harbor]

alright, cimer mon mec!

[dense meadow]

De rien

Non is the most used word

Il ne l’a pas fait, non?

Etc etc

[dapper harbor]

yeah heard a lot of frenchies use it in games and movies, but does the question tag not change according to the statement?

[dense meadow]

Good question

[dapper harbor]

like becomes affimative when the sentence is negative and vice versa?

[dense meadow]

It’s natural to me

Lemme think abt it

I don’t think so

You can also say

ou pas

[dapper harbor]

or not?

[dense meadow]

yeah

Nvm ou pas is quite different

But it can be used when you’re less sure

It’s quite different

[dapper harbor]

but shouldn't that translate to " have you already done that or not?"

[dense meadow]

Yeah

Ur right

[dapper harbor]

but I get your point

[dense meadow]

Fine you can use n’est ce pas

Pas vrai

Or non

[dapper harbor]

merci beaucoup, tu a été d'une aide précieuse

[dense meadow]

Je t’en prie

[dapper harbor]

can i ask another question?

[dense meadow]

Sure

[dapper harbor]

what is the most common method of making questions in french

and what is qu'est-ce que exactly?

[dense meadow]

It depends on the situation

There are 3 levels of formality

[dapper harbor]

first time I hear of this please explain

[dense meadow]

First one

With friends

Family

Dogs

Jk

Kids

Etc

pronoun + verb + (place, color etc )

Tu vas où?

This is the less formal way to ask something

First level

Is it ok?

[dapper harbor]

this is literally a statement, but it can be used as a question

ouais, d'accord

[dense meadow]

Yeah but the intonation makes the difference

Tu fais tes devoirs (?)

[dapper harbor]

alright next level.

[dense meadow]

Two intonations

First is a statement the second is a question

This sentence might not be the best exemple but you got it

[dense meadow]

2 : est ce que

You can use it with strangers, your teacher, etc but it’s not the most polite way to ask something but it’s acceptable

You can use it with friends too

Est ce que can be used almost in every situation

Alright?

[dapper harbor]

tres bien, after it we use a normal statement, pas vrai?

[dense meadow]

Sorry

Can you elaborate

I don’t get it

[dapper harbor]

est ce que tu fais tes devoirs?

ou

est ce que fais-tu tes devoirs?

[dense meadow]

No

The second is incorrect

Either “est ce que”

Or “fais-tu”

[dapper harbor]

aight so it is est ce que tu fais tes devoirs?

[dense meadow]

Yeah

And the third level is

Faites-vous ; prenez-vous ; penses-tu

It’s the most formal way to ask something

That’s why i used “vous”

[dapper harbor]

hmm so we switch the verb and the pronoun

[dense meadow]

Exactly

[dapper harbor]

i thought the most formal was est ce que, but I guess i was wrong

[dense meadow]

Yeah

There is a last level but it’s very specific

[dapper harbor]

so what is qu'est ce que and how to use question words with the three methods svp

[dapper harbor]

i would be elated if you told me about it

[dense meadow]

“Pourriez-vous” but you can’t use it in every situation

Could you - may you

In English

[dapper harbor]

pourriez-vous explique, svp?

right?

[dense meadow]

Yeah

Expliquer

But you got it

[dapper harbor]

verb must be infinitive

[dense meadow]

Yeah

Because Pourriez is the verb

It’s named the “conditionnel présent »

[dense meadow]

Yeah

You used question tag only with the first

If you use « vous » you can use the first form even if you talk to you’re teacher, a stranger

Vous avez pris la voiture ? For exemple

[dapper harbor]

question words like: quand, où，qui, que, quoi

[dense meadow]

Ah

[dapper harbor]

not a question tag

[dense meadow]

Oh okey

Où est ce que tu vas ?

Où vas tu?

For the second and third form it is the same

Tu vas où ? / où tu vas ?

[dapper harbor]

où tu vas?

[dense meadow]

Both

[dapper harbor]

alright that's amazing

[dense meadow]

But not for quand

[dapper harbor]

oh?

[dense meadow]

T’y vas quand ✅

Quand t’y vas ❌

[dapper harbor]

what does the y do there?'

[dense meadow]

Qui is like où

Qui tu prends ; tu prends qui ✅ both are correct

Quoi is like quand only at the end

Tu prends quoi ✅ quoi tu prends ❌

That’s it

[dapper harbor]

quand est ce que tu vas? is ti correct

[dense meadow]

Something is missing

A place

For exemple

[dapper harbor]

quand est ce que tu vas au club?

[dense meadow]

Yeah

[dapper harbor]

quand vas-tu au club

[dense meadow]

It’s correct

[dense meadow]

Yeah

[dapper harbor]

you've been a great help I don

I owe you

[dense meadow]

Last thing

Tu vas quand / quand tu vas

Quand tu vas

Is not a question

[dapper harbor]

both wrong we need a y to indicate a place

[dense meadow]

Yeah

But

Quand tu vas au supermarché

So be careful

You can’t use quand at the beginning for a question

But for a statement yeah

Quand tu vas au supermarché, acheter une bouteille d’eau

When you go to the supermarket buy a bottle of water

[dapper harbor]

i understand what you mean

thank you from the bottom of my heart

[dense meadow]

Np

[dapper harbor]

you can ask me about anything in english or arabic if you want

but I won't answer now cause I gotta go

[dense meadow]

Ty

[dapper harbor]

à plus tard!

[dense meadow]

À plus tard

[whole sable]

il a mangé le gateau ouais...?

[dense meadow]

Humm

Not really