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west ibexBOT Sep 17, 2024, 4:41 AM

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fluid meteor Sep 17, 2024, 4:42 AM

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you’re not asking what hour is the hour

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the il is a dummy pronoun

hard saddle Sep 17, 2024, 4:44 AM

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this is an impersonal construction.
it's actually very similar to English when you're asking "what time is it?". Because there isn't really an actual subject that is the time, a dummy pronoun is used. In French, impersonal constructions use either "ce/c'" or "il".

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