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bright coyoteBOT Jul 23, 2024, 7:55 AM

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serene spruce Jul 23, 2024, 7:58 AM

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'Qui' is for the subject:

<La chose) me fait mal.
Qu'est-ce qui me fait mal ? La chose.

broken jackal Jul 23, 2024, 8:01 AM

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A trick I use for this is usually whenever it’s followed directly by a verb it’s qui

idle parrot Jul 23, 2024, 8:01 AM

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I thought vous is the subject in this sentence, no?

broken jackal Jul 23, 2024, 8:01 AM

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Yes

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Actually no

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Explain to me what is causing you pain

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So the ‘what’ is the subject and it is causing pain to ‘you’

idle parrot Jul 23, 2024, 8:02 AM

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I see, thank you

broken jackal Jul 23, 2024, 8:03 AM

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My English explanation might be wrong but yeah, in French the qui is used because vous is a pronoun here

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Ce qui fait mal à vous

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And à vous is replaced by vous

serene spruce Jul 23, 2024, 8:04 AM

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idle parrot I thought vous is the subject in this sentence, no?

Because the action (to cause pain) affects you (vous), vous is the direct object and not the subject.

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